Forming adverbs from adjectives ending in -ant and -ent

Aurélie Drouard
2018-10-19
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Look at these adverbs:

Ce fil est apparent, mais apparemment personne ne l'a remarqué.This thread is showing, but apparently no one noticed it.

Notre amitié est récente: nous nous sommes rencontrés récemment.Our friendship is recent: we met recently.

Cette réponse est évidente: c'est évidemment 1515. This answer is obvious: it's obviously 1515.

Ce train est fréquent: il vient fréquemment. This train is frequent: it comes frequently.

Marc est très patient: il attend patiemment.Marc is very patient: he's waiting patiently.

When turned into adverbs, adjectives ending in -ant and -ent act as follows:

-ant becomes -amment 
-ent becomes -emment 
Pronunciation: -emment and -amment both pronounce the same = [aman]

 

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Ce fil est apparent, mais apparemment personne ne l'a remarqué.This thread is showing, but apparently no one noticed it.
Marc est très patient: il attend patiemment.Marc is very patient: he's waiting patiently.
Ce train est fréquent: il vient fréquemment. This train is frequent: it comes frequently.
Notre amitié est récente: nous nous sommes rencontrés récemment.Our friendship is recent: we met recently.
Le temps n'est pas constant: il change constamment.The weather is not constant: it changes constantly.
Ce langage est courant: des millions de personnes le parlent couramment à travers le monde.This language is common: millions of people speak it fluently around the world.
Cette réponse est évidente: c'est évidemment 1515. This answer is obvious: it's obviously 1515.
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