Most adverbs are formed by adding -mente to the feminine singular form of the adjective. However, two common adverbs that do not end in -mente are despacio (slowly) and demasiado (too much).
| Adjective |
Adverb |
|
correcto
facil
claro
absoluto
rapido |
correctamente
facilmente
claramente
absolutamente
rapidamente |
correctly
easily
clearly
absolutely
rapidly |
Lo + adverb + que expresses how, while lo mas + adverb + an expression of possibility is translated: as ... as ...
lo bien que how well
lo mas pronto posible as soon as possible
Passive Voice
In passive sentences, the subject receives the action of the verb. In active sentences, the subject does the action. However, the meaning of both sentences is the same. The passive voice in Spanish is formed with a tense of ser and a past participle. Ser should be in the same tense as the verb in its corresponding active sentence. The agent is expressed by por if the action is physical; and by de if mental. The past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject. If you use estar instead of ser, the past participle is called the predicate adjective and it is not a passive sentence.
| Active |
El viento destrue la casa. |
The wind destroys the house. |
| Passive |
La casa fue destruida por el viento. |
The house was destroyed by the wind. |
| Predicate Adjective |
Cuando la vi, la casa estaba destruida. |
When I saw it, the house was destroyed. |
El nino fue castigado por su padre. The boy was punished by his father.
Rosa es amada de todos. Rose is loved by everyone.
