Adverbs are words that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group,
expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. Adverbs in Ahom generally come after
verb or in the starting or ending of a sentence
6.1 Adverb of Time
An adverb of time indicates when an action takes place, how often it occurs, or for how long it lasts.
kw tEkq$ kinq yU!
(kao têrk kin yùu)
- I am still eating
pj! dj@ kinq
(pài dāi kin)
- I haven't eaten yet
Here, still (têrk) and yet (pài) are adverbs of time that tells us for how long the person has been eating, which in this case is longer than expected.
6.2 Adverb of manner
An adverb of manner indicates how an action takes place or the manner in which it happens
mnq# lVnq@ bj# bj#
(mán lāen wái wái)
- He ran quickly
mEw@ xEnq# ba# ma dM nnq$ kinq xw@ nj$ bj$ bj$
(mēr khérn wáa maa dam nân kin khāo nâi wâi wâi)
- Last night that black dog ate this rice quickly
Here, quickly (wâi wâi) is an adverb of manner which tells us how fast the man ran or how fast the dog ate rice i.e. very quickly and additionally last night (mēr wàa) is an adverb of time that just tells us when he ate - i.e. last night.
kinq dI dI
(kin dee dee)
- Eat properly
Here, properly (dee dee) is also an adverb of manner which tells you how the subject should eat
6.3 Adverb of Place
An adverb of place indicates where an action takes place
ma pj tI@ nnq@
(maa pai tēe nān)
- The dog went there
Here, there (tēe nān) is an adverb of place which tells us where the dog went.
6.4 Adverb of Frequency
An adverb of frequency indicates how often an action takes place
kw rkq$ m]# ta! es!
(kao râk máu tàa sè)
- I love you forever
Here, forever (tàa sè) is an adverb of frequency which tells us how often the subject loves the object, which here is always.
6.5 Adverb of Degree
An adverb of time indicates the intensity of an action, adjective or another adverb
mnq# n,[q# ktq$ xVnq! na!
(mán náang kât khàen nàa)
- She is so smart
sU dI rkq$ na!
(suu dee râk nàa)
- You are so cute
Here so (nàa) is an adverb of degree which tells us how much cute or smart the subject is.
And, that was all for adverbs lesson. Head out to tenses section, to learn more about verb tenses after this and check out the other lessons too.
Happy Learning
- Learn Ahom Team
We thank @birmanicus for providing all audio in this lessons as well as other lessons. So please make sure to follow him on instagram
6.1 Adverb of Time
An adverb of time indicates when an action takes place, how often it occurs, or for how long it lasts.
kw tEkq$ kinq yU!(kao têrk kin yùu)
- I am still eating
pj! dj@ kinq(pài dāi kin)
- I haven't eaten yet
Here, still (têrk) and yet (pài) are adverbs of time that tells us for how long the person has been eating, which in this case is longer than expected.
6.2 Adverb of manner
An adverb of manner indicates how an action takes place or the manner in which it happens
mnq# lVnq@ bj# bj#(mán lāen wái wái)
- He ran quickly
mEw@ xEnq# ba# ma dM nnq$ kinq xw@ nj$ bj$ bj$(mēr khérn wáa maa dam nân kin khāo nâi wâi wâi)
- Last night that black dog ate this rice quickly
Here, quickly (wâi wâi) is an adverb of manner which tells us how fast the man ran or how fast the dog ate rice i.e. very quickly and additionally last night (mēr wàa) is an adverb of time that just tells us when he ate - i.e. last night.
kinq dI dI(kin dee dee)
- Eat properly
Here, properly (dee dee) is also an adverb of manner which tells you how the subject should eat
6.3 Adverb of Place
An adverb of place indicates where an action takes place
ma pj tI@ nnq@(maa pai tēe nān)
- The dog went there
Here, there (tēe nān) is an adverb of place which tells us where the dog went.
6.4 Adverb of Frequency
An adverb of frequency indicates how often an action takes place
kw rkq$ m]# ta! es!(kao râk máu tàa sè)
- I love you forever
Here, forever (tàa sè) is an adverb of frequency which tells us how often the subject loves the object, which here is always.
6.5 Adverb of Degree
An adverb of time indicates the intensity of an action, adjective or another adverb
mnq# n,[q# ktq$ xVnq! na!(mán náang kât khàen nàa)
- She is so smart
sU dI rkq$ na!(suu dee râk nàa)
- You are so cute
Here so (nàa) is an adverb of degree which tells us how much cute or smart the subject is.
And, that was all for adverbs lesson. Head out to tenses section, to learn more about verb tenses after this and check out the other lessons too.
Happy Learning
- Learn Ahom Team
We thank @birmanicus for providing all audio in this lessons as well as other lessons. So please make sure to follow him on instagram