Editing Latin grammar (section)

==Adverbs==
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs by indicating time, place or manner. Latin adverbs are indeclinable and invariable. Like adjectives, adverbs have positive, comparative and superlative forms.

The positive form of an adverb can often be formed from an adjective by appending the suffix ''-ē'' (2nd declension adjectives) or ''-(t)er'' (3rd declension adjectives). Thus the adjective {{lang|la|clārus, -a, -um}}, which means "bright", can be contrasted to the adverb {{lang|la|clārē}}, which means "brightly". The adverbial ending {{lang|la|-(i)ter}} is used to form adverbs from 3rd declension adjectives, for example {{lang|la|celer}} "quick", {{lang|la|celeriter}} "quickly". Other endings such as ''-ō'', ''-e'', ''-tim'' are also found.

The comparative form of an adverb is the same as the neuter nominative singular form of a comparative adjective and usually ends in ''-ius''. Instead of the adjective {{lang|la|clārior}}, which means "brighter", the adverb is {{lang|la|clārius}}, which means "more brightly".

The superlative adverb has the same base as the superlative adjective and always ends in a long ''-ē''. Instead of the adjective {{lang|la|clārissimus}}, which mean "very bright" or "brightest", the adverb is {{lang|la|clārissimē}}, which means "very brightly" or "most brightly".

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Some comparative and superlative adverbs{{sfn|Kennedy|1962|p=44}}
! Positive
! Comparative
! Superlative
|-
| '''{{lang|la|dignē|italic=no}}'''<br >''worthily''
| '''{{lang|la|dignius|italic=no}}'''<br >''more worthily''
| '''{{lang|la|dignissimē|italic=no}}'''<br >''very worthily, most worthily''
|-
| '''{{lang|la|fortiter|italic=no}}'''<br >''bravely''
| '''{{lang|la|fortius|italic=no}}'''<br >''more bravely''
| '''{{lang|la|fortissimē|italic=no}}'''<br >''very bravely, most bravely''
|-
| '''{{lang|la|facile|italic=no}}'''<br >''easily''
| '''{{lang|la|facilius|italic=no}}'''<br >''more easily''
| '''{{lang|la|facillimē|italic=no}}'''<br >''very easily, most easily''
|-
| '''{{lang|la|bene|italic=no}}'''<br >''well''
| '''{{lang|la|melius|italic=no}}'''<br >''better''
| '''{{lang|la|optimē|italic=no}}'''<br >''very well, best''
|-
| '''{{lang|la|male|italic=no}}'''<br >''badly''
| '''{{lang|la|peius|italic=no}}'''<br >''worse''
| '''{{lang|la|pessimē|italic=no}}'''<br >''very badly, worst''
|-
| '''{{lang|la|magnopere|italic=no}}'''<br >''greatly''
| '''{{lang|la|magis|italic=no}}'''<br >''more''
| '''{{lang|la|maximē|italic=no}}'''<br >''very greatly, most, especially''
|-
| '''{{lang|la|paulum|italic=no}}'''<br >''a little''
| '''{{lang|la|minus|italic=no}}'''<br >''less''
| '''{{lang|la|minimē|italic=no}}'''<br >''very little, least''
|-
| '''{{lang|la|multum|italic=no}}'''<br >''much''
| '''{{lang|la|plūs|italic=no}}'''<br >''more''
| '''{{lang|la|plūrimum|italic=no}}'''<br >''very much, most''
|-
| '''{{lang|la|diū|italic=no}}'''<br >''for a long time''
| '''{{lang|la|diūtius|italic=no}}'''<br >''for a longer time, any longer''
| '''{{lang|la|diūtissimē|italic=no}}'''<br >''for a very long time''
|-
| '''{{lang|la|saepe|italic=no}}'''<br >''often''
| '''{{lang|la|saepius|italic=no}}'''<br >''more often''
| '''{{lang|la|saepissimē|italic=no}}'''<br >''very often, most often''
|}