Nepali adverbs and using them in sentences🇳🇵

Adverbs(Kriyavisesan) in Nepali, like in English, are words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They provide additional information about how, when, where, and to what extent an action is performed. In this post, we will discover their usage and commonly used ones in the language.

Let’s get to know this better in the sections below:

Adverbs in Nepali can be used to provide additional information or to emphasize a point. They can be placed before or after the first noun, verb or adjective they modify. Here are some common types of adverbs in Nepali along with examples:

Adverbs of Manner (क्रिया विशेषण):

▶︎ It describes how an action is performed.

Adverb of interrogation (संज्ञाकारक)

Adverbs of comparison

Some other Adverbs with the sentence are given below:

Adverbs of Degree (कति / Kati)

• Describes the extent or degree of an action, adjective, or another adverb.
• Examples:
  • धेरै (Dherai) – Very / Much
    • ऊ धेरै खुसी छ। (U dherai khusi chha.) – He is very happy.
  • अलि (Ali) – A little / Somewhat
    • मलाई अलि थाहा छ। (Malai ali thaha chha.) – I know a little.

Adverbs of Time (कहिले / Kahile)

• Describes when an action is performed.
• Examples:
  • अहिले (Ahile) – Now
    • म अहिले खाना खाँदैछु। (Ma ahile khana khandai chhu.) – I am eating now.
  • हिजो (Hijo) – Yesterday
    • हिजो म स्कूल गएँ। (Hijo ma school gaen.) – I went to school yesterday.

Adverbs of Place (कहाँ / Kaha)

• Describes where an action is performed.
• Examples:
  • यहाँ (Yaha) – Here
    • मलाई यहाँ राम्रो लाग्छ। (Malai yaha ramro lagchha.) – I like it here.
  • बाहिर (Bahir) – Outside
    • उनी बाहिर खेल्दैछन्। (Uni bahir kheldaichhan.) – They are playing outside.

Adverbs of Frequency (कति पटक / Kati Patak)

• Describes how often an action is performed.
• Examples:
  • प्रायः (Praya:) – Often
    • उनी प्रायः बजार जान्छन्। (Uni praya: bazaar janchhan.) – They often go to the market.
  • कहिलेकाहीँ (Kahilekai) – Sometimes
    • म कहिलेकाहीँ सिनेमा हेर्छु। (Ma kahilekai cinema herchhu.) – I sometimes watch movies.

Other adverb in Nepali