There are also a number of adverbial expressions that use other prepositions
than con. Here are some of the most common:
Another adverbial expression that is sometimes used is in modo/in maniera
(i.e. ‘in a way’) followed by an adjective; the adjective is masculine when used
with modo and feminine when used with maniera:
Exercise 1
Change the adjectives into adverbs.
Example: lento: lentamentesenza eleganza
senza complicazioni
senza dubbioinelegantly
uncomplicatedly
undoubtedlya poco a poco
a volte
in ritardo
in tempo
di solito
di sicurolittle by little
sometimes
late
on time
usually
surely/certainlyAnna veste con eleganza.
Spieghi tutto senza complicazioni.A volte non capisco quello che dice.Anna dresses elegantly.
You explain everything
uncomplicatedly.
Sometimes I don’t understand what
he says.in modo vago/in maniera vaga
in modo strano/in maniera strana
in modo semplice/in maniera semplicevaguely/in a vague way
strangely/in a strange way
simply/in a simple wayRisponde sempre in modo vago.
Quel cane cammina in maniera strana.He/she always answers vaguely.
That dog’s walking oddly/in a
strange way.1 dolce
2 tranquillo
3 semplice
4 allegro
5 maggiore
6 irregolare
7 probabile
8 chiaro
9 facile
10 veloce11 lento
12 utile
13 attento
14 rapido
15 leggero