ADVERBS 02 - adding '-ment'
Basic guidelines to forming adverbs (from adjectives) with '-ment' can be found on ADVERBS 01
However ..... some adverbs don't quite follow these rules. The usual difference is 'an extra accent' ..... but not always.
| précis |
precisément |
precise/ly |
gentil |
gentiment |
nice/ly |
| profond |
profondément |
profound/ly |
intense |
intensément |
intense/ly |
| énorme |
énormément |
enormous/ly |
bref |
bričvement |
brief/ly |
Of course some are just plain irregular .....
| bon |
bien |
good/well |
mauvais |
mal |
bad/ly |