Changing an adjective to an adverb (e.g. he ate quickly) in Japanese is simple, although the rules differ between i-adjectives and na-adjectives.
For i-adjectives, we replace the い with く. For example, “cheap” goes to “cheaply” like so:
“Good” goes to “well” like so:
いい ⇒ よく
We can then place our adverbs before the verb to make a sentence.
| Wake up early. |
| To push with force [strongly]. |
| Sold for a good price. |
For na-adjectives, we add に. For example, “easy” goes to “easily” like so:
“Quiet” goes to “quietly” like so:
Some example sentences:
| きれいに |
| Write beautifully. |
| Speak politely. |