Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) :
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An adverb is a word that modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It tells us how, when, where, or to what extent something happens.
क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb) भनेको यस्तो शब्द हो जुन क्रिया, विशेषण, वा अरु क्रियाविशेषणलाई व्याख्या वा वर्णन गर्दछ। यसले हामीलाई बताउँछ कि के, कहिले, कहाँ, र कति हदसम्म केहि हुन्छ।
Its types:
1. Adverbs of Manner (How something is done):
| English | Nepali | Example Sentence (English) | Example Sentence (Nepali) |
| quickly | छिटो | She runs quickly. | उनी छिटो दौडछिन्। |
| slowly | ढिलो | He speaks slowly. | ऊ ढिलो बोल्छ। |
| loudly | आवाजले | They sing loudly. | उनीहरू आवाजले गाउनछन्। |
| easily | सजिलो | I did it easily. | मैले यो सजिलोसँग गरेँ। |
| quietly | शान्त | Please speak quietly. | कृपया शान्तसँग बोल्नुहोस्। |
| carefully | सावधानीपूर्वक | He works carefully. | ऊ सावधानीपूर्वक काम गर्छ। |
| happily | खुशी | She smiled happily. | उनी खुशीसँग हाँसिन्। |
| badly | नराम्रो | He did badly on the test. | उसले परीक्षणमा नराम्रो गर्यो। |
| gently | मृदु | She touched it gently. | उनले यो मृदु रूपमा छुनुभयो। |
| right | सही | You did it right. | तिमीले यो सही गर्नुभयो। |
| wrong | गलत | I answered wrong. | मैले गलत जवाफ दिएँ। |
| fast | छिटो | She drives fast. | उनी छिटो सवारी चलाउँछिन्। |
| carefully | ध्यानपूर्वक | He explained it carefully. | उसले यसलाई ध्यानपूर्वक व्याख्या गर्यो। |
| hard | कडा | She works hard. | उनी कडा मेहनत गर्छिन्। |
| terribly | भयानक | The movie was terribly boring. | चलचित्र भयानक रूपमा बोर थियो। |
| smoothly | सुचारु | The car ran smoothly. | गाडी सुचारु रूपमा चल्यो। |
| awkwardly | अजीब ढंगले | He moved awkwardly. | ऊ अजीब ढंगले हिँड्यो। |
| neatly | सफा | She organizes her books neatly. | उनी आफ्ना किताबहरू सफा रूपमा राख्छिन्। |
| warmly | गर्मी | They welcomed me warmly. | उनीहरूले मलाई गर्मी स्वागत गरे। |
| suddenly | अचानक | The lights went out suddenly. | बत्तिहरू अचानक बन्द भए। |
2. Adverbs of Time (When something happens):
| English | Nepali | Example Sentence (English) | Example Sentence (Nepali) |
| now | अहिले | I am going now. | म अहिले जान्छु। |
| soon | चाँडै | We will leave soon. | हामी चाँडै जान्छौं। |
| today | आज | I have a meeting today. | आज मेरो बैठक छ। |
| tomorrow | भोलि | We will meet tomorrow. | हामी भोलि भेट्नेछौं। |
| yesterday | हिजो | She called me yesterday. | उनले मलाई हिजो फोन गरिन्। |
| later | पछि | I will call you later. | म पछि तिमीलाई फोन गर्नेछु। |
| always | सधैं | She always wakes up early. | उनी सधैं बिहानै उठ्छिन्। |
| never | कहिल्यै | I never eat junk food. | म कहिल्यै जंक फुड खादिन। |
| often | प्रायः | They often go to the park. | उनीहरू प्रायः पार्क जान्छन्। |
| sometimes | कहिलेकाहीं | I sometimes watch movies. | म कहिलेकाहीं चलचित्र हेरछु। |
| frequently | बारम्बार | He travels frequently. | ऊ बारम्बार यात्रा गर्छ। |
| just | मात्र | I just finished my work. | मैले अहिले मात्र मेरो काम सकेँ। |
| already | पहिले नै | She has already eaten. | उनले पहिले नै खाइसकेकी छिन् । |
| recently | हालै | I saw her recently. | मैले उनलाई हालै देखें। |
| still | अझै | I am still waiting. | म अझै पर्खिरहेको छु। |
| eventually | अन्ततः | Eventually, we reached home. | अन्ततः हामी घर पुग्यौं। |
| later | पछि | I will meet her later. | म उनलाई पछि भेट्नेछु। |
| at once | एकैचोटि | Do it at once! | यसलाई एकैचोटि गर! |
| always | सधैं | He is always helpful. | ऊ सधैं मद्दतगार छ। |
| soon | चाँडै | The meeting will end soon. | बैठक चाँडै सकिन्छ। |
3. Adverbs of Place (Where something happens):
| English | Nepali | Example Sentence (English) | Example Sentence (Nepali) |
| here | यहाँ | The book is here. | किताब यहाँ छ। |
| there | त्यहाँ | He is standing there. | ऊ त्यहाँ उभिरहेको छ। |
| everywhere | जहाँसुकै | Flowers are everywhere. | फूलहरू जहाँसुकै छन्। |
| outside | बाहिर | The kids are playing outside. | बच्चाहरू बाहिर खेलिरहेका छन्। |
| inside | भित्र | Come inside the house. | घरको भित्र आउनुहोस्। |
| near | नजिक | The store is near. | पसल नजिक छ। |
| far | टाढा | My house is far from here. | मेरो घर यहाँबाट टाढा छ। |
| anywhere | जहाँपनि | You can sit anywhere. | तिमी जहाँपनि बस्न सक्छौ। |
| nowhere | कुनै स्थानमा छैन | He went nowhere. | ऊ कुनै स्थानमा गयो। |
| up | माथि | The bird flew up. | चरा माथि उड्यो। |
| down | तल | She looked down. | उनले तल हेरिन्। |
| above | माथि | The picture is above the desk. | चित्र डेस्कको माथि छ। |
| below | तल | The box is below the table. | बक्स टेबलको तल छ। |
| inside | भित्र | The cat is inside the house. | बिरालो घरको भित्र छ। |
| around | वरपर | There is a park around here. | यहाँ वरपर एक पार्क छ। |
| behind | पछाडि | The dog is behind the house. | कुकुर घरको पछाडि छ। |
| beside | छेउमा | The chair is beside the table. | कुर्सी टेबलको छेउमा छ। |
| across | पार | She is sitting across from me. | उनी मेरो पार बसिरहेकी छिन्। |
| next to | नजिकै | The store is next to the bank. | पसल बैंकको नजिकै छ। |