Adverbs

Adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.

Modifying a verb

In Pandunia, adverbs are usually placed before the verb or at the end of the sentence.

mi hao sona. – I sleep well.

mi sona hao. – I sleep well.

tu basa pandunia hao. – You speak Pandunia well.

Modifying another modifier

A modifier can modify also another modifier. For example day (big) and lil (little) can be used as intensifying adverbs.

dai hom – a big person
let jan – a little person
mei jan – a beautiful person

dai li mei jan – very beautiful person
let li mei jan – somewhat beautiful person

Comparison

Modifiers can be compared with the adverbs of comparison.

• max ('more') indicates comparison of superiority
• maxim ('most') indicates the superlative of superiority
• min ('less') indicates comparison of inferiority
• minim ('least') indicates the superlative of inferiority
• paro ('as' or 'equally') indicates the comparison of equality

The particle ka relates the adverbs of comparison to the object of comparison.

aple es max hao ka aranje. – Apples are better than oranges.
aranje es min hao ka aple. – Oranges are less good than apples.
tu loge par hao ka mi. – You speak as well as me.