ADV: adverb
Definition
Adverbs are words that typically modify verbs for such categories as time, place, direction or manner. They may also modify adjectives and other adverbs, as in very briefly or arguably wrong.
There is a closed subclass of pronominal adverbs that refer to
circumstances in context, rather than naming them directly; similarly
to pronouns, these can be categorized as interrogative, relative,
demonstrative etc. Pronominal adverbs also get the ADV
part-of-speech tag but they are differentiated by additional features.
Note that in Germanic languages, some adverbs may also function as
verbal particles, as in write down or end up. They
are still tagged ADV and not PART.
Note that there are words that may be traditionally called numerals in
some languages (e.g. Czech) but they are treated as adverbs in our
universal tagging scheme. In particular, adverbial ordinal numerals
([cs] poprvé “for the first time”) and multiplicative numerals
(e.g. once, twice) behave syntactically as adverbs and are tagged
ADV.
Note that there are verb forms such as transgressives or adverbial
participles that share properties and usage of adverbs and
verbs. Depending on language and context, they may be classified as
either VERB or ADV.
Examples
- very
- well
- exactly
- tomorrow
- up, down
- interrogative adverbs: where, when, how, why
- demonstrative adverbs: here, there, now, then
- indefinite adverbs: somewhere, sometime, anywhere, anytime
- totality adverbs: everywhere, always
- negative adverbs: nowhere, never
References
ADV in other languages: [bg] [cs] [de] [el] [en] [es] [eu] [fa] [fi] [fr] [ga] [he] [hu] [it] [ja] [ko] [sv] [u]