Parts of speech - Woordsoorten
Adverb - Bijwoord
Adverbs qualify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. The most common types of adverb are >adverbs of time, >adverbs of manner and >adverbs of place. They tell us when, how and where something takes place. Other adverbs qualify a sentence in another way (see >other categories of adverb).
In principle, adverbs remain unchanged, i.e. they do not decline. There is one adverb, however, which often behaves like an adjective and receives an end -e when used before an attributive adjective. This is the reinforcing adverb heel:
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Patricia is een heel/hele leuke meid.
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Patricia is a very nice girl.
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The same happens with the adverb erg (also in the meaning of 'very'):
| Het is een erg/erge warme dag vandaag. |
It is a very hot day today.
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This declension of heel and erg mainly occurs in (informal) speech, not in writing. Be careful when using it!
Adverbs belong to the open class of parts of speech. However, the creation of >new adverbs it is not as common as the creation of new adjectives, nouns or verbs.
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