The Adverb : الحال
An adverb is a word that tells us more about a verb and describe it.
الحال هو الكلمة التي تخبرنا عن الفعل وتصفه
e.g
The man ran quickly
Many different kinds of words are called adverbs.
We can usually recognize an adverb by its:
1-''Function ''job
2-Form
3-Position
العديد من أنواع الكلمة تسمى حالا.
نستطيع التعرف على الحال من خلال وظيفته، شكله، ووضعه " مكانه "
1. Function
The principal job of an adverb is to modify verbs,
adjectives and other adverbs.
الوظيفة الأساسية للحال وصف الأفعال والصفات وربما الأحوال الأخرى .
Modify a verb:*
- John speaks loudly. (How does John speak?)
* Modify an adjective:
- He is really
handsome
* Modify another adverb:
She drives incredibly
slowly.
قد يكون للحال وظائف أخرى مثل وصف الجملة كاملة,
ووصف شبه الجملة " الجار والمجرور "
But Adverbs have other functions, too.
They can:
* Modify a whole sentence:
- Obviously, I can't know everything.
* Modify a prepositional phrase:
- It's immediately inside the door.
2. Form
Many Adverbs end in -ly. We form such Adverbs by adding -ly to the adjective. Here are some examples:
- العديد من الأحوال تنتهي بِـ ly
فقط بإضافتها للصفة مثل:
quickly, softly, strongly
وبعض الأحوال ليس لها شكل محدد مثال:
Some Adverbs have no particular form, for example:
well, fast, very, never, always, often, still
للأحوال ثلاثة أمكنة رئيسية:
3. Position
Adverbs have three main positions in the sentence:
Front (before the subject):
قبل الفاعل مثال :
- Now we will study adverbs.
Middle (between the subject and the main verb):
بين الفاعل والفعل الرئيسي مثال:
- We often study adverbs.
after the verb or object
في النهاية بعد الفعل أو المفعول به مثال:
We study Adverbs carefully