英語の副詞を整理すると

英語の副詞にはいろいろあります。

副詞と言うのは、当たり前のことですが、品詞のひとつです。

主に用言や状態を示す体言あるいは他の副詞を修飾する働きがあります。

中学校で習った基礎的なものですが、

副詞のいろいろをおさらいしておきましょう。

 

英語の副詞の使い方に慣れるためには

グループ分けして整理してみると

理解するのが効率的にできる筈です。

 

英語の副詞の場合分け、グループ分けで整理してみましょう。

 

時の副詞

動作や行為が発生したのが何時か、どの位長い時間かと言う時に使います。

• already　　　　　　　He has already completed the project.
• ago                                   She arrived here one hour ago.
• before                              I have seen it before.
• yet                                     She hasn’t met him yet.
• never                                I will never see him again.
• soon                                  She is coming soon.
• yesterday, today, tomorrow      Yesterday, they left the hotel.
• lately                                 She is not feeling well lately.

      お馴染みの副詞ばかりですね。すべて時に関するものです。

 

頻度の副詞

ある事象がどの位の頻度で発生するかを表す時に使います。

• always                                    It’s always hard to do this job.
• usually                                   I usually go to this gym.
• normally                               I normally have lunch with her.
• often                                       She often comes to see me.
• sometimes                             He sometimes visit his mother.
• occasionally                          I occasionally eat sushi.
• once                                        He once came to see me in the office.
• seldom                                    I seldom read the newspaper.
• rarely                                      She rarely goes to the church.
• never                                       I have never seen it before.

 

場所の副詞

動作や行為がどこで発生したのか、あるいはどこにあるかを示す副詞。

• here                                       I’ve been here for one hour.
• everywhere                          There were so many people everywhere.
• near                                        She is living near here.
• nearby                                    Is there a post office nearby?
• down                                       Please go straight down the road.
• away                                        He is away on vacation until tomorrow.
• backward                               He walked backward towards the door.
• upward                                    She was lying face upward.                

 

　方法・態度の副詞

　動作や行為がどのように行われたかを示す副詞。

• so                                         Is that so?
• slowly                                  Please speak more slowly.
• badly                                    He treated her badly.
• beautifully                          They performed beautifully.
• delightfully                         We enjoyed the party delightfully.
• loudly                                    Don’t speak so loudly.
• anxiously                              His parents were waiting anxiously.

 

程度の副詞

モノゴトの程度について表現する時の副詞。

• almost                                 He is almost 90 years old.
• fully                                      We are fully prepared.
• rather                                    I am rather busy.
• quite                                      She is quite happy now.
• too                                         It was too hard to finish the work.
• enough                                  I don’t have enough money to buy a house.
• perfectly                                She played the piano so perfectly.

 

肯定・否定の副詞

肯定する時、あるいは否定する時に使う副詞。

• certainly                                  I will certainly attend the meeting.
• surely                                        Surely she is misunderstood.
• apparently                               Apparently, it is going to be busy.
• obviously                                 He is obviously telling a lie.
• no                                               No, I don’t agree with him.
• undoubtedly                             This is undoubtedly the best work.

 

副詞の一部だけですが、このように整理してみると

英語の副詞の使い方に慣れることができるかも知れません。