Quenya Adverbs
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As in all languages Quenya has 2 types of adverbs:
- basic adverbs
- adverbs derived from adjectives
The basic adverbs are separate words that aren't derived from another word, e.g.
- sí "now"
- aqua "full, completely"
There are consequently no rules on how to form them.
To make an adjective into an adverb, we use following rules:
- an adjective on -a gets the ending -vë
- anda "long" → andavë "longly"
- tulca "firm" → tulcavë "firmly"
- saila "wise" → sailavë "wisely"
- in an adjective on -ë this letter is replaced by -ivë:
- morë "back" → morivë "blackly"
- nindë "thin" → nindivë "thinly"
- mussë "soft" → mussivë "softly"
- the adjectives on -n cannot take the normal ending (nv is not allowed in Quenya phonology), so this final letter is changed into -mbë:
- firin "dead" → firimbë "deadly"
- teren "slender" → terembë "slenderly"
The following adjective has an irregular adverb:
- mára "good" → vandë "well"
