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Caminas lentamente por el jardín.

Caminas lentamente por el jardín.
You walk slowly through the garden.
From Lesson 169:Adverbs of manner (-mente)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Caminas lentamente por el jardín.

How exactly is the adverb lentamente formed from the Spanish word for "slow"?
The Spanish word for "slow" is lento. To turn it into an adverb (which is like adding "-ly" in English), you first change it to its feminine form, lenta, and then add -mente.
Why do we use the feminine form lenta to make lentamente instead of the masculine form?
It is a leftover rule from Latin! The ending -mente originally came from a feminine Latin word meaning "mind" or "manner". Because that original word was feminine, it required the feminine form of the adjective (lenta). Spanish kept this rule, so we always start with the feminine adjective to make a -mente adverb.
Why does this sentence use por for the word "through"? Could I use para instead?
When talking about physical movement, por is used to mean traveling "through", "around", or "along" a place. If you said para el jardín, it would mean you are walking "towards" the garden as your final destination, rather than strolling "through" it.
Why is there no word for "you" in this sentence?
In Spanish, the subject pronoun is usually left out because the verb ending tells you exactly who is doing the action. The -as ending on Caminas specifically means "you". You could say Tú caminas, but the Tú is mostly used just for extra emphasis.

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