How exactly: adverbs of manner
The adverb stands before the verb: Azkar ibiltzen da — he walks fast. The pairs are honest: azkar — fast, mantso — unhurried, ondo / gaizki — well / badly. For example: “Azkar korrika egiten du” — He runs fast. A rule from the Basque course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
The adverb stands before the verb: Azkar ibiltzen da — he walks fast. The pairs are honest: azkar — fast, mantso — unhurried, ondo / gaizki — well / badly.
You know "ondo" from "ondo dago" — everything is fine: the same word works as the grade of an action — egiten du ondo — he does it well. "Gaizki" is its shadow: gaizki dago — things are bad.
Comparison is the familiar suffix of wave 1: azkarrago — faster, mantsoago — more unhurried.
Table
| in English | the adverb | the comparative |
|---|---|---|
| fast | azkar | azkarrago |
| unhurried | mantso | mantsoago |
| well | ondo | hobeki |
| badly | gaizki | gaizkiago |
By example
- Azkar korrika egiten duHe runs fast
- Mantso ibili, ez eroriWalk unhurried, do not fall
- Zuk ondo egiten duzu, nik gaizkiYou do it well, and I badly
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
How exactly: how does it work in Basque?
The adverb stands before the verb: Azkar ibiltzen da — he walks fast. The pairs are honest: azkar — fast, mantso — unhurried, ondo / gaizki — well / badly.
What does it look like in an example sentence Basque?
“Azkar korrika egiten du” — He runs fast. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.