Lombard/Adverbs and adverbial locutions

Adverb and adverbial locution of manner
Under the influence of Italian language, a class of adverbs of manner has established itself, formed from the root of the adjective followed by the ending -ament: In other cases, there are some periphrases: However, there are also cases of adverbs typical only of Lombard: Adverb locutions are also widespread:
 * giustament = rightly, justly
 * a la svelta = quickly
 * inevid: reluctantly, unwillingly
 * adasi: slowly
 * a bellasi: slowly
 * in genoggion: kneeling, on one's knees
 * a tomborlon: tumbling down
 * de balosset: cunningly
 * de cativ: badly
 * adasi adasi = very slowly

Interrogative adverbs of place
Used for the construction of the interrogative sentences about the site/location/place.


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Adverbial locutions of place

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Interrogative adverbial locutions of place
Used for the construction of interrogative sentences and dubitative sentences

Adverbial particle "ghe"
►►► see ►►► Adverbial particles

Adverbial locutions of time
Usage for interrogative sentences

Adverbs of addition
These words, within the sentence, depending on how they are used, can also play the role of copulative conjunctions

Adverbs of evaluation
Other expressions: sigura de sì= yes of course
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Negating adverbs
Also nananmò - and its dialectal variants - (not yet) and mai (never) are negating adverbs.

* the use of negative adverbs is explained here and here.


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Interrogative adverbs
►see►►► Direct interrogative sentences