Language/Northern-kurdish/Grammar/Manner-Adverbs
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Introduction
As a beginner in Northern Kurdish, you have learned about verbs and their conjugation, and adjectives and their declension. Adverbs, on the other hand, modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. They add more detail to your sentences and make them more descriptive.
In this lesson, we will learn about manner adverbs in Northern Kurdish. Manner adverbs describe the way in which an action is carried out.
After mastering this lesson, these related pages might interest you: Dative Case & Demonstrative Pronouns.
Manner Adverbs
Manner adverbs are used to describe how something is done. They answer the questions "how?" or "in what manner?". In English, many manner adverbs end in -ly, such as "quickly", "slowly", "happily", and "sadly". In Northern Kurdish, manner adverbs are formed by adding -ên to the adjective stem. For example:
| Northern Kurdish | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| çêtir | /tʃe:tir/ | better |
| çêtirên | /tʃe:ti:re:n/ | more better |
Here are some examples:
- Hûn diçin zelalên. (You walk nicely.)
- Wî gava xweşîyê xwe werdigirt. (He smiled happily.)
Negative Manner Adverbs
To form the negative of manner adverbs, add the negation particle ne before the manner adverb. For example:
- Ne çêtirên (not more better)
Summary
Congratulations! You have learned about manner adverbs in Northern Kurdish. Remember to practice and use adverbs to make your sentences more descriptive and interesting.
Exercises
1. Translate the following sentences into Kurdish:
- She sings beautifully.
- He speaks slowly.
- They work hard.
2. Translate the following sentences into English:
- Ez bi çep am.
- Tu bi zorî qala min dikî.
- Ew çawa dikişîne?
Other Lessons
- Genitive Case
- Negative Statements
- Nouns
- Past Tense
- Time Adverbs
- Present Tense
- Interrogative Pronouns
- Future Tense
- Alphabet and Pronunciation
- Place Adverbs
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