# Mirad Grammar/Adverbs
## Adverb Types

    Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. There are two types of adverbs in Mirad, namely:
      * derived adverbs
      * inherent adverbs.

### Derived Adverbs

    Adverbs can be derived from descriptive adjectives by suffixing the adverbial marker y, eg.:
    Derived Adverbs ADJECTIVEADVERB fia....goodfiay....well yeva....fairyevay....fairly uja....finalujay....finally ejna....newejnay....newly teyda....maternalteyday....maternally
    At the end of sentences or clauses, common one-syllable-stem adverbs can be shortened by removing the ay ending:
      * Iyt deuze fi.....She sings well.
      * At upo ig.....I'll come quickly.
    Otherwise, the full adverb form is used, eg.:
      * Yet yefe ugay fiaser.....You people must slowly improve.
      * At tojo ivay, tea van at beaye fia tej.....I will die happily knowing that I've had a good life.

### Inherent Adverbs

    There are some words in the language that are inherently invariable adverbs and do not take the ay ending, because they are not formed from adjectives, or because they already end in ay. Here are the most common examples:
       Inherent Adverbs yab....up yaob....up and down(a)yeb$^1$....in oyeb....out aoyeb....in and outyob....downyub....near yuib....near and faryib....far oyib....not far ab....on ayb....above aob....of and oneb....between eyb....amongob....off oyb....underub....towardib....away bay....with/alongbey....by/viaboy....withoutbyu....as far (as)byi....since vay....indeedvey....perhapsvoy....not za....in front (of) zay....ahead zya....throughout zao....back and forthze....to/at the middle (of) zey....across zye....throughzo....in back (of) zoy....backzu....on the left (of) zui....right and leftzi....on the right (of) uz....on a curve uiz....zigzigiz....straight, directly yez....alongyuz....aroundyiz....beyond oyiz....not beyond ga....more gao....more or lessge...equallygo....less gay....alsogey....evengoy....no more/except gaj....stillgoj....no longer yan....togetheryon....apart ja....before jao....before and after jay....alreadyje....meanwhile jey....meanwhilejo....after joy...nextju....untilji....since
    Note 1: Ayeb is almost always shortened to yeb.
    The words in the above chart that are underlined can also serve as prepositions (See Prepositions).
    The words underlined below are considered adverbial because they can modify verbs. For example:
      * At teaxa yab.....I looked up. (= At yabteaxa.)
      * Duven et hyej upo zoy?.....Will you ever come back. (= ...zoyupo?)
      * Et po yib be tej......You will go far in life. (= Et yipo...)
      * At voy se eta ted.....I am not your father.
      * Pu zu, jogat!....Go left, young man! (= Zupu...)
      * Yat vay sa hum.....We were indeed there.
      * It pa oyeb.....He went outside. (= It oyepa.)
      * Iyt gay deuze.....She also sings.
      * Yit yexe gey be moji.....They work even nights.
      * Ha tobud gaj tujeye.....The baby is still sleeping.
      * Yat yefe yexer yan.....We must work together. (= ...yanyexer.)
      * His vey upo yon.....This may come apart. (= ...yonupo.)
      * Hit se jay toja.....This one is already dead.
      * Hut se voy toja.....That one is not dead.
      * At popeyo zya.....I will be traveling all around. (= zyapopeyo.)
      * Et byase yon.....You stand apart.
      * Van yet besu yan.....Stay together, guys.
    Many of the above adverbs can be prefixed to verbs, nouns, and even adjectives to indicate motion in various directions. (Keep in mind that the b or p can be assimilated to the first letter of per (go) or ber (put). For example:
      * yeb (in) + per (go) = yeper (to enter) [NOT: yebper]
      * oyeb (out) + bier (take) = oyebier (to take out) [NOT: oyebbier]
      * yab (up) + per (go) = yaper (to rise) [NOT: yabper]
      * yob (up) + kima (sloped) = yobkima (downward-sloping)
      * yub (near) + per (go) = yuper (to approach) [NOT: yubper]
      * yib (far) + daler (talk) = yibdaler (to telephone)
      * yiz (beyond) + per (go) = yizper (to surpass)
      * yez (along) + per (go) = yezper (to go along)
      * yuz (around) + pipen (sailing) = yuzpipen (circumnavigation)
      * zay (ahead) + paser (move) = zaypaser (to advance)
      * zao (back and forth) + baser (move) = zaobaser (to rock)
      * ze (to the middle) + jaga (aged) = zejaga (middle-aged)
      * zye (through) + teatyafwa (visible) = zyeteatyafa (transparent)
      * zey (across) + mep (road) = zeymep (bridge)
      * zoy (back) + nogea (gradual) = zoynogea (retrogressive)
      * iz (straight) + nad (line) = iznad (vector)
      * zi (to the right) + kum (side) = izkum (right side)
      * zu (far) + tuyab (hand) = zutuyaba (left-handed)
      * uz (on a curve) + nad (line) = uznad (curve)
      * yan (together) + up (come) = yanup (a meeting)
      * yon (apart) + ber (put) = yonber (to separate)

## Word Order of Adverbs

    The word order of adverbs is fairly free, as in English. But, to avoid ambiguity, the adverb should be placed immediately before or after the sentence element it modifies, eg.:
      * It deuze vi.....He sings beautifully.
      * Et yefe xer gwa ig.....You must do it as quickly as possible.
      * Et hyoj ako fika ivan.....You will never gain perfect happiness.
      * At voy te. (OR) At te voy. ....I do not know.

## Comparison of Adverbs by Degree

    Adverbs can be compared just as adjectives with the use of Quantitative Determiners. The words than, compared to, and as are translated by the relative conjunction vyel (than, compared to, with respect to)
    Comparison of Adverbs by Degree POSITIVE+/=/- COMPARATIVE+/- SUPERLATIVE yikay....easilyga yikay vyel....more easily than ge yikay vyel....as easily as go yikay vyel....less easily than(ha) gwa yikay....(the) most easily (ha) gwo yikay....(the) least easily
    Examples:
      * At pipe ga fi vyel et.....I swim better than you.
      * Yat tra hua twob go fi vyel yet.....We knew that man less well than you guys.
      * Eta tayd deuza ha gwa vi be ha ebyek.....Your wife sang the most beautifully in the competition.
      * Et xa has ha gwa fu vyel hyet.....You did it the worst compared to anyone.
      * Dalu ge azay vyel et yafe.....Speak as loudly as you can.
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    Adverbs can be modified by other determiners of degree in noncomparative phrases:
      * Hia mampur pape gla ig.....This plane flies very fast.
      * Huugla viay et deuze!....How beautifully you sing.
      * Duhogla fiay et yafe eker?....How well can you play?
      * Iyt tyope glay ugay hia jubi.....She walks quite slowly these days.