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Adverbs

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Adverbs are split between negative adverbs and positive adverbs. Negative adverbs negate some part of the sentence or verb while positive adverbs do the opposite. Negative adverbs are always placed just before the verb while the positive adverbs are placed after. Adverbs should be ordered by importance. 

Common Adverbs

Verb aspect 

The aspect of the verb can also be called the verb state. There are three states: Active, Progressive, and Persistive. The active aspect is the default aspect and does not need to be stated unless for emphasis. The progressive is used for things that were, are, or will be happening. The persistive is also about ongoing things in the given moment, but emphasises that they started in the past.

Aspect

Positive

Negative

Active

ya

nō

Progressive

ant

entō

Persistive

j̈un

j̈omō

Causative

Causative adverbs express whether the subject is forced to do the action. When used in the positive, the subject was coerced, or forced to do the action. In the negative, the subject had complete control over their actions.

Positive

Negative

Active

invole

vole

Examples

comesa
eat-1st
ant
ing

‘I am eating’

The positive progressive adverb is used.

comenesa
eat-negative.indicative-1st
ant
ing

‘I am not eating’

The verb is negated rather than the adverb since the action is incorrect. A negative adverb could also be used.

entō
negative.ing
comesa
eat-1st

‘I am not eating’

The negative progressive adverb states the verb is correct, but the present progressive is not the correct aspect.

cömes
past-eat-1st
invole
involuntarily

‘I was forced to eat’

The action was involuntary. 

cömes
past-eat-1st
invole
involuntarily
ablo
by
rē
him

‘He made me eat (I was forced to eat by him)’