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Questions tagged [adverbial]

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What's the difference between an adjective's adverbial form and continuative form?

http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/complete/adverbs http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/complete/verb_sequences <-also covers adjectives Following Tae Kim's guide, those two forms of 青黒い are (adverbial form): 青黒く (continuative/て-form):…
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Can particle に be always interpreted as adverbial modifier marker?

In English there are 12 cases of adverbial modifier. Can all these 12 adverbial cases in English be expressed by Japanese particle に? Are there other grammatical functions expressed by particle に?
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Is ばかり a noun or a な-adjective in ばかりなので?

According to this answer and taking into account the following rules (source) to use ので: [い-adjective]+ので [verb]+ので [な-adjective]+なので [noun]+なので I wonder whether ばかり is a な-adjective or not in the following…
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What is the correct way to use 全部: Adverbially or Attributively?

Which of the following two versions is correct? Or are both of them incorrect? The one who ate all nuts was Squirrel. 木の実を全部に食べたのりすです。 全部な木の実を食べたのりすです。
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Logic behind ～く form in the negative form of i-adjectives

I'm trying to logically grasp why い-adjectives switch to the ~く form in order to form a negative. For example: 痛い　　　(is painful) 痛くない　(is not painful) I understand ない to be an adjective. い adjectives cannot modify other adjectives. However, い…
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Difference between 少し [sukoshi] and 少なく [sukunaku]?

Difference between 少し [sukoshi] and 少なく [sukunaku] ? There are tons of posts asking for the difference of 少し [sukoshi] and 少ない [sukunai]. I know that 少し [sukoshi] is an adverb and 少ない [sukunai] is an adjective. But the adverbial form of 少ない…
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What is the meaning of adjectives ending in 〜く?

I understand that the following words are adjectives: 早{はや}い early/fast 近{ちか}い close/near すごい awesome/great However I’m unsure how to use the forms ending in 〜く such as: 早{はや}く 近{ちか}く すごく Do these have a different meaning or usage? An…
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Is the に in 以上に mandatory in the following context?

I came across the following sentence in a text about 俳句　(emphasis, translation and words in square brackets mine): 携帯電話で俳句を送り合って遊ぶ若者もいますし、外国人が日本人以上にすばらしい俳句を表現することもあります。　There are youngsters who play sending haiku to each other's mobile phones, and…
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Is there a rule to determine whether or not 「に」 should be attached after 「まま 」?

In the example sentences of my textbook for the grammar 〜まま, it is used either with 「に」 (①) or without 「に」 (②,③): In the case of ②, I understand that 「に」 is not necessary as まま is not acting as an adverb. Again, at ① it is used as an adverb so 「に」…
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Do the adverbial forms of verbs and nouns exist?

I know there are adverbial forms of: adjectives (Adj), 形容詞{けいようし} (連用形{れんようけい} - 早い→早く); adjectival nouns (AdjN), 形容動詞{けいようどうし} (連用形{れんようけい} - 上手だ→上手に). Are there adverbial forms of nouns (名詞{めいし}) and verbs (動詞{どうし})? If they do exist…
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Verb in て-form before a noun

I came across this sentence: 「東京」は、京都から見て東の京（首都）という意味です。 I don't understand why there 見る is in て-form. I've never met uses of て-form before a noun. To me it looks like a typo. Do I miss something?
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Noun 片道 seemingly used as adverb

大阪までは片道五千円です。 (It is five thousand yen one-way to Osaka.) In the sentence above 片道 seems to be used adverbially (no particle, with a verb missing). According to jisho.org 片道 is not an adverbial noun, so I'm curious about its grammatical function…
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Is ちょっと待って。 grammatically correct? Since 待って is an adverbial and must be attached to another verb (as far as i heard/know)

Is ちょっと待って。 grammatically correct? Since 待って is an adverbial and must be attached to another verb (as far as i heard/know).
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Translation of "社会に出るって、大変です。"? Same meaning as "社会に出るのが大変です。"?

In a video, with the importance of honorific language in Japanese society established as the topic, one person said to another: 社会に出るって、大変ですね。 Which of the following is a better translation: When you go out into society, it can be so difficult. …
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昼ご飯を食べた時、散歩する and 日本に行った時、写真をとります

I've been told that 昼ご飯を食べた時、散歩する isn't right because you can't have lunch while going for a walk. But in my textbook, there's the following sentence: 日本に行った時、写真をとります. The book explains that taking the photographs occurs after going to Japan (while…
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