Adverbs are the words that modify verbs (hence the name) and other descriptive words. Adverbs usually express location (place, space), time and frequency, manner. There are not many adverbs in Nûrlâm's dictionary:

• gûth (almost, nearly) – manner
• mag (too [much]) – manner
• sha (together) – manner
• sharz (very) – manner
• tîr (straight) – direction

Very few adverbs have the same form as adjectives (or other word classes):

• lad (late) < adj. “late” – time
• raih (seldom, rarely) < adj. “rare” – time, frequency
• thil (often, frequently) < adj. “frequent” – time, frequency
• tug (only, just) < adj. “single, only” – frequency, manner
• zârsh (today) < noun – time

In majority of cases you need to add suffix -arz after the adjective (or sometimes other part of speech) to convert it to adverb. If the adjective already has suffix -ûrz, it should be replaced with -arz.

• aktûrz (precise) ⇒ aktarz (precisely) – manner
• durt (sure) ⇒ durtarz (surely, of course) – manner
• hîs (fast, quick) ⇒ hîsarz (quickly) – manner
• kîb (to live) ⇒ kîbarz (alive) – manner
• kog (true, real) ⇒ kogarz (truly, really, actually, indeed) – manner

The following rules are applied to position of adverbs in sentence:

1. if adverb modifies the verb, it should be placed after the verb and it's object: the fire quickly burns the forest ⇒ ghâshum ghâshâ taum hîsarz;
2. if adverb modifies the adjective that precedes the noun, then adverb is placed before the adjective: very old dirt ⇒ sharz kû dug;
3. if adverb modifies the adjective that is placed after the noun, then adverb is placed after the adjective: really hot water ⇒ nîn gashûrz kogarz;
4. if adjective has a modifying adverb, it cannot join the noun as a clitic: almost black blood ⇒ ghor mor gûth / gûth mor ghor (not “ghormor gûth”);

Word order of adverbs will be discussed again in the future lessons, when you'll learn how to make more complex sentences.

Translate from English into Nûrlâm:

1. bring the slaves alive
2. come together
3. demons rarely fly
4. elves eat only fruits and bread
5. the man comes precisely
6. the slayer often kills
7. too hot dragon
8. these eyes see a very scary orc
9. warriors are resting today
10. wraiths surely rule this tower

Translate from Nûrlâm:

1. ash kogarz bhog saub
2. ash olog tûrz sharz
3. ukh tîr
4. urukum maukû sha

Make new adverbs from adjectives you've learnt before:

1. long (rodh)
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5

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