Italian adverbs of frequency and time (always, now)
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Adverbs of time (gli avverbi di tempo) express the frequency or timeframe of an action.
Here are the most important ways to express frequency in Italian.
Adverb | English |
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Sempre | Always |
Spesso | Often |
A volte Ogni tanto | Sometimes |
Raramente | Rarely |
Mai | Never |
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Here's a list with the most common time adverbs.
Adverb | English |
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Adesso Ora | Now |
Allora | Back then |
Ancora | Again/Still/Yet |
Domani | Tomorrow |
Dopo | Afterwards, later |
Dopodomani | The day after tomorrow |
Finora | So far |
Già | Already/Yet |
Ieri | Yesterday |
L'altro ieri | The day before yesterday |
Oggi | Today |
Ogni giorno Ogni minuto | Every (day) (minute) |
Recentemente | Recently |
Tardi | Late |
Poi | Then/later |
Presto | Early/Soon |
Prima | Before/First |
Subito | Right away/immediately |
Stamattina | This morning |
Stanotte | This night |
Stasera | Tonight |
Talvolta (formal) | Sometimes |
An adverbial phrase is a construction of two or more words that act as an adverb.
Let's see some examples with adverbs of time.
Adverbial phrase | English |
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Alla stessa ora | At the same hour |
Fra un momento Fra poco | In a minute (In a moment) |
Tra/Fra una settimana/mese/anno | In a week/month/year |
Ogni tanto | From time to time |
Per il momento | For the time being |
Poco fa | A short time ago |
Quasi mai | Hardly never |
Una settimana Un mese Un anno fa | A week/month/year ago |
All'improvviso | All of a sudden |
D'ora in poi | From now on |
Per sempre | Forever |
Prima o poi | Sooner or later |
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