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Modern Hebrew: An Essential Grammar

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(1a)(1b) automatically (in an automatic way)Adverbs ofmanner: e.g. ‘quickly’(2) cautiously (with caution)Type (1) is based directly on the adjective, type (2) on the adjectival nounintroduced in 65. Generally speaking, type (1) relates to the action itselfand type (2) to the person acting (thus, people are cautious but actions areautomatic). As for and , there is no significant differencebetween them. Further examples:! Close gently It isn’t permanently out of orderA few common adverbs are simply adjectives, used in their masc. sing.form without agreement: She types well They behaved nicely Pull hard Work hard Go straight<strong>An</strong>d also (colloquially) or badly excellently awfullyA few other common adverbs of manner are special one-word forms:‘fast’, ‘well’, ‘slowly’. These cannot be used as adjectives. 151

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