3.1 Using Adverbs to Modify Verbs

🔍 Observe!

Observe the sentences below. The highlighted words are adverbs.

SubjectAdverbVerbObject
我都鍾意行山。I like hiking too.
ngo5dou1zung1 ji3haang4 saan1.
我好鍾意行山。I like hiking very much.
ngo5hou2zung1 ji3haang4 saan1.
我平時鍾意行山。I usually like hiking.
ngo5ping4 si4zung1 ji3haang4 saan1.

Where does the adverb appear in each sentence?

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We can use adverbs to modify verbs. We generally put the adverb before the verb we want to modify.

SubjectAdverbVerbObject
我都鍾意行山。I like hiking too.
ngo5dou1zung1 ji3haang4 saan1.
Itoolikehike
我好鍾意行山。I like hiking very much.
ngo5hou2zung1 ji3haang4 saan1.
Iverylikehike
我平時鍾意行山。I usually like hiking.
ngo5ping4 si4zung1 ji3haang4 saan1.
Iusuallylikehike