Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

What is an Adverb? (क्रियाविशेषण भनेको के हो?)

An adverb is a word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. It tells us how, when, where, or how often an action happens.

क्रियाविशेषण भनेको यस्तो शब्द हो, जसले क्रिया (verb), विशेषण (adjective) वा अर्को क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) लाई बढी स्पष्ट पार्न मद्दत गर्छ। यसले क्रियालाई कसरी, कहिले, कहाँ, कति पटक भन्ने कुरा बताउँछ।

Types of Adverbs with Examples (क्रियाविशेषणका प्रकारहरू उदाहरणसहित):

 Adverb of Manner (How? – कसरी?)

English Sentence	Adverb	Nepali Meaning	Nepali Sentence
He runs quickly.	quickly	छिटो	ऊ छिटो दौडन्छ।
She speaks softly.	softly	मन्द	उनी मन्द स्वरमा बोल्छिन् ।
The baby cried loudly.	loudly	ठूलो स्वरले	बच्चा ठूलो स्वरले रोयो।
He answered politely.	politely	नम्रतापूर्वक	उनले नम्रतापूर्वक जवाफ दिए।
They danced gracefully.	gracefully	सुन्दर तरिकाले	तिनीहरू सुन्दर तरिकाले नाचे।
She writes neatly.	neatly	सफा गरी	ऊ सफा अक्षरमा लेख्छे।
He fought bravely.	bravely	बहादुरीसाथ	ऊ बहादुरीका साथ लड्यो।
She smiled happily.	happily	खुसीले	उनी खुसीले मुस्कुराइन्।
The dog barked angrily.	angrily	रिसले	कुकुर रिसले भुक्यो।
He worked hard.	hard	कडा	उनले कडा मेहनत गरे।
She sings beautifully.	beautifully	सुन्दर तरिकाले	उनी सुन्दर तरिकाले गाउँछिन्।
They walked slowly.	slowly	बिस्तारै	उनीहरु बिस्तारै हिँडे।
He waited patiently.	patiently	धैर्यताका साथ	उसले धैर्यताका साथ पर्खियो।
The boy jumped joyfully.	joyfully	खुशीसाथ	केटा खुसीसाथ उफ्रियो।
He acted wisely.	wisely	बुद्धिमानीपूर्वक	उसले बुद्धिमानीपूर्वक काम गरे।
She whispered gently.	gently	कोमल रूपमा	उनले  कोमल रूपमा फुसफुसाइन्।
The wind blew strongly.	strongly	बलियो गरी	हावाले बलियो गरी हान्यो।
He laughed cheerfully.	cheerfully	उत्साहित भएर	ऊ उत्साहित भएर हाँस्यो।
She answered correctly.	correctly	ठीक रूपमा	उसले ठीक रूपमा उत्तर दिइन्।
The old man walked weakly.	weakly	कमजोर भएर	बुढो मान्छे कमजोर भएर हिँड्यो।

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 Adverb of Time (When? – कहिले?)

English Sentence	Adverb	Nepali Meaning	Nepali Sentence
I will meet you tomorrow.	tomorrow	भोलि	म तिमीलाई भोलि भेट्छु।
She arrived early.	early	चाँडै	उनी चाँडै आइपुगिन्।
We watched a movie yesterday.	yesterday	हिजो	हामीले हिजो चलचित्र हेर्यौं।
He left soon.	soon	चाँडै	ऊ चाँडै गयो।
The teacher came late.	late	ढिलो	शिक्षक ढिलो आए।
We will go now.	now	अहिले	हामी अहिले जानेछौं।
She always wakes up early.	early	चाँडो	उनी सधैं चाँडै उठ्छिन्।
The bus arrived just now.	just now	भर्खरै मात्रै	बस भर्खरै मात्रै आइपुग्यो।
I finished my homework already.	already	पहिले नै	मैले पहिले नै मेरो गृहकार्य पूरा गरें।
They will travel next week.	next week	अर्को हप्ता	तिनीहरू अर्को हप्ता यात्रा गर्नेछन्।
He called me last night.	last night	हिजो राति	उसले मलाई हिजो राति फोन गर्यो।
She will visit us soon.	soon	चाँडै	ऊ चाँडै हामीलाई भेट्नेछे।
He arrived in the morning.	in the morning	बिहानै	ऊ बिहानै आइपुग्यो।
I will see you tonight.	tonight	आज राति	म तिमीलाई आज राति भेट्नेछु।
We celebrated his birthday recently.	recently	भर्खरै	हामीले भर्खरै उसको जन्मदिन मनायौं।

 Adverb of Place (Where? – कहाँ?)

English Sentence	Adverb	Nepali Meaning	Nepali Sentence
The children are playing outside.	outside	बाहिर	बच्चाहरू बाहिर खेलिरहेका छन्।
She looked everywhere for her book.	everywhere	जताततै	उनले आफ्नो पुस्तक जताततै हेरिन् ।
He sat near the window.	near	नजिक	ऊ झ्यालको नजिक बस्यो।
We searched upstairs.	upstairs	माथिल्लो तलामा	हामी माथिल्लो तलामा खोज्यौं।
She is waiting there.	there	त्यहाँ	ऊ त्यहाँ कुरिरहेकी छे।
The ball rolled down the hill.	down	तल	बल डाँडाबाट तल गयो।
They moved inside the house.	inside	भित्र	तिनीहरू घरभित्र पसे।
He walked away from the crowd.	away	टाढा	ऊ भिडबाट टाढा गयो।
The plane flew above the clouds.	above	माथि	जहाज बादलमाथि उड्यो।
She looked under the table.	under	मुनि	उसले टेबल मुनि हेरिन्।
The cat jumped onto the bed.	onto	माथि	बिरालो ओछ्यानमा हाम फाल्यो।
He ran downstairs quickly.	downstairs	तल	ऊ छिटो तल ओर्लियो।
The birds are flying over the lake.	over	माथि	चराहरू तालमाथि उडिरहेका छन्।
He stood behind the door.	behind	पछाडि	ऊ ढोकाको पछाडि उभियो।
She walked towards the park.	towards	तर्फ	उनी बगैंचातर्फ हिँडिन्।
The dog is hiding somewhere.	somewhere	कतै	कुकुर कतै लुकेको छ।
He placed the box beside the chair.	beside	छेउमा	उसले बक्स कुर्सीको छेउमा राख्यो।
The kids ran across the street.	across	पार गरेर	बच्चाहरू सडक पार गरेर दौडिए।
She left her phone here.	here	यहीँ	उनले आफ्नो फोन यहीँ छोडिन्।
He parked the car in front of the shop.	in front of	अगाडि	उसले कार पसलको अगाडि पार्क गर्यो।

Adverbs of Frequency (How often?-कतिपटक?)

English Sentence	Adverb	Nepali Meaning	Nepali Sentences
She always arrives on time.	always	सधैं	ऊ सधैं समयमा आइपुग्छे।
We usually eat dinner at 7 PM.	usually	प्रायः	हामी प्रायः बेलुका ७ बजे खाना खान्छौं।
He often forgets his keys.	often	अक्सर	ऊ अक्सर आफ्ना चाबीहरू बिर्सन्छ।
I sometimes go for a walk in the evening.	sometimes	कहिलेकाहीं	म कहिलेकाहीं बेलुकी हिँड्न जान्छु।
They rarely visit their grandparents.	rarely	कमै	उनीहरू हजुरबुबा हजुरआमालाई भेट्न कमै जान्छन्।
He never lies to his friends.	never	कहिल्यै	ऊ कहिल्यै आफ्ना साथीहरूलाई झूट बोल्दैन।
She frequently calls her mother.	frequently	बारम्बार	उ बारम्बार आफ्नो आमालाई फोन गर्छे।
I occasionally play chess.	occasionally	कहिलेकाहीं	म कहिलेकाहीं चेस खेल्छु।
We hardly ever go to the theater.	hardly ever	निकै कम	हामी निकै कम थिएटर जान्छौं।
I daily read the newspaper.	daily	दैनिक	म दैनिक पत्रिका पढ्छु।
They weekly meet for a discussion.	weekly	हप्तामा एकपटक	उनीहरू हप्तामा एकपटक छलफलका लागि भेट्छन्।
She monthly donates to charity.	monthly	महिनामा एकपटक	ऊ महिनामा एकपटक दान गर्छे।
We yearly travel to new places.	yearly	वर्षमा एकपटक	हामी वर्षमा एकपटक नयाँ ठाउँ घुम्न जान्छौं।
He occasionally helps in household work.	occasionally	कहिलेकाहीं	ऊ कहिलेकाहीं घरायसी काममा मद्दत गर्छ।

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Adverbs of Degree ( How much?- कति ? )

English Sentence	Adverb	Nepali Meaning	Nepali Sentences
The coffee is very hot.	very	धेरै	कफी धेरै तातो छ।
She is too young to drive a car.	too	धेरै	ऊ कार चलाउन धेरै सानी छे।
This story is quite interesting.	quite	एकदम	यो कथा एकदम रोचक छ।
I am almost done with my work.	almost	लगभग	मेरो काम लगभग सकियो।
He is just learning how to swim.	just	केवल	ऊ केवल पौडी खेल्न सिक्दैछ।
The weather is extremely cold today.	extremely	असाध्यै	आज मौसम असाध्यै चिसो छ।
She is fairly confident about the exam.	fairly	पर्याप्त	ऊ परीक्षाबारे पर्याप्त आत्मविश्वासी छे।
He is rather shy in front of strangers.	rather	अलि बढी	ऊ अपरिचित मानिसहरूसँग अलि बढी लजालु हुन्छ।
This book is nearly finished.	nearly	लगभग	यो किताब लगभग सकिएको छ।
The house is completely renovated.	completely	पूर्ण रूपमा	घर पूर्ण रूपमा नवीकरण गरिएको छ।
The performance was absolutely amazing.	absolutely	बिल्कुलै	प्रस्तुति बिल्कुलै अद्भुत थियो।
The water is deep enough to swim.	enough	पर्याप्त	पानी पौडी खेल्न पर्याप्त गहिरो छ।
He is partially responsible for the mistake.	partially	आंशिक रूपमा	ऊ गल्तीका लागि आंशिक रूपमा जिम्मेवार छ।
The answer is totally correct.	totally	पूरै	उत्तर पूरै सही छ।
She was somewhat tired after the trip.	somewhat	केही हदसम्म	यात्रा पछि ऊ केही हदसम्म थकित थिई।

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