SP101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Adverb
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We"re eating out [e. g. in a restaurant]/ outside [i. e. in the open]. * note that with non . ancora and non . mai, non is always placed before the verb and ancora/mai after it. 3 adverbs can qualify verbs, adjectives or even other adverbs: 4 some words denoting quantity can be used both as adverbs and as adjec- tives: molto/tanto (a lot (of)/very/many), troppo (too much/too many) and poco (few/little/not much/not very). When used as adverbs they are invariable, but when used as adjectives they agree in gender and number with the noun they refer to: Adverb lavorare molto/tanto molto/tanto lontano molto/tanto difficile lavorare troppo troppo lontano troppo difficile lavorare poco poco lontano poco difficile. Adjective molto (tanto)/troppo/poco lavoro [ms] molta (tanta)/troppa/poca acqua [fs] molti (tanti)/troppi/pochi esercizi [mp] molte (tante)/troppe/poche lettere [fp] Luisa eats little pasta/doesn"t eat a lot of pasta.
