Spanish: An Essential Grammar

Adjectives used as adverbs

The masculine singular form of the following adjectives may be used as

adverbs of manner:

barato cheap duro hard lento slow

caro dear fatal terrible limpio clean

claro clear fuerte strong rápido quick

directo direct hondo deep

¿Puedes ir un poco más rápido? Can you go a bit faster?

Antonio canta fatal. Antonio sings terribly.

Me agarró fuerte. He grabbed me roughly.

For the use of an adjective in agreement with the subject or object of a

verb, in instances where English would use an adverb, see 6.6.

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