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Adverb
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a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or a sentence (bien, muy, etc.
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When placed in a series, adverbs ending in mente
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drop the ending except for the last of the series, unless the effect desired is monotony
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Placement of the adverb
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the adverb is best placed close to the word it modifies (Raúl entró silenciosamente al cuarto)
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deep (breath)
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hondo/a
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never
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nunca, jámas (stronger), nunca jámas (stongest)
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even
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incluso, aun (Aun de adulto se me antojan)
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to crave something
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antojarse :se me antojan
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late/early
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use “ser” only in context of time of day, otherwise use llegar : Llegó tarde, or action verb.
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sooner or later
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tarde o temprano
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already
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ya (Ya comí)
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not yet
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todavía no
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no longer
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ya no
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slightly
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algo (estoy algo incómoda)
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barely
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apenas si ( apenas si me habló)
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quite
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bastante
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unfortunately
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por desgracia
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in turn
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a su vez, por su parte
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tus, therefore, then
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entonces, por consiguiente, por lo tanto
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actually
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en realidad
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nevertheless, yet, however
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sin embargo, no obstante
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since
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desde (since time)/ como, puesto que, ya que, debido a que(since because)
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as much as
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cuanto
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perhaps
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acaso
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okay, well
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bueno
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emphasize the affirmative
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sí ( Ahora sí que vamos a gozar)
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neither
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tampoco
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at east, comfortably, at home
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a gusto
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somewhere
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en alguna parte/ en algún lugar
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actually, as a matter of fact, by the way
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por cierto
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movement towards a spatial location
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Adónde (Adónde fue?)
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referring to a specific spatial location
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Dónde (dónde viste esa casa?)
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there/here
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aquí/allí referring to a specific spot or location, verbs of state (Están aquí ahora) acá/allá referring to a general area far or close to speaker, verbs of movement (Vengan acá)
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above/below
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abajo/arriba:upstairs/downstairs or up or down a street, support or opposition, debajo/encima refer to specific location of things on top of others or underneath others.
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Inside/outside
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adentro/afuera: literal physical location, dentro/fuera may refer to a figurative location
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Forward/back
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adelante/atrás often used with verbs of movement, in space, or of time, delante/detrás used more in static situations, enfrente only used with a spatial location often buildings facing you
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But
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pero indicates something contrary to what precedes it (No hace calor, pero yo estoy sudando) sino used after negative to indicate alternate (rather, instead) becomes sino que before a conjugated verb, no solo…sino también=not only…. but also
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