Vocabulary: Common Adverbs

Vocabulary: Common Adverbs

Introduction to Russian Adverbs

• Adverbs describe a verb, adjective, or other adverb, providing additional information about time, manner, place, cause, or extent.
• Many Russian adverbs are derived from adjectives, often by adding the suffix ‘-о’ to the short form of the adjective.
• For example, быстрый (quick) becomes быстро (quickly).

Common Adverbs of Manner

• Хорошо (horosho) - well
• Плохо (plokho) - badly
• Тихо (tikho) - quietly
• Быстро (bystro) - quickly
• Медленно (medlenno) - slowly
• Внимательно (vnimatel’no) - attentively
• Серьезно (seryozno) - seriously

Common Adverbs of Time

• Сегодня (sevodnya) - today
• Вчера (vchera) - yesterday
• Завтра (zavtra) - tomorrow
• Теперь (teper’) - now
• Потом (potom) - later
• Скоро (skoro) - soon
• Всегда (vsegda) - always

Common Adverbs of Place

• Здесь (zdes’) - here
• Там (tam) - there
• Везде (vezde) - everywhere
• Нигде (nigde) - nowhere

Adverbial Phrases of Frequency

• Adverbial phrases of frequency indicate how often an action occurs.
• Каждый день (kazhdyj den’) - every day
• Однажды (odnazhdy) - once
• Иногда (inogda) - sometimes

Comparative and Superlative Adverbs

• Like adjectives, Russian adverbs have comparative and superlative forms.
• The comparative is often formed by adding the suffix ‘-ее’ or ‘-ей’, and the superlative by prefixing ‘сам-‘.
• For example, быстро (quickly) becomes быстрее (quicker) and самое быстро (the fastest).