Adverbs & Manner

Introduction

Advanced adverbs add precision and attitude to statements. From expressing admiration (さすがに) to insistence (あくまで), these words shape the tone of your Japanese significantly.

They're the finishing touches that make speech and writing feel truly polished.

Themes

All Japanese Grammar Advanced in This Chapter (13)

1. あえて あえて An adverb meaning 'dare to' or 'deliberately,' used when the speaker chooses to do something despite knowing it may be difficult, risky, ...
2. あくまでも あくまでも An adverb meaning 'to the very end,' 'strictly,' or 'nothing more than,' used to express unwavering persistence in an attitude or to limi...
3. いかに いかに An adverb meaning 'how' or 'how much,' used to emphasise the degree or manner of something. It is more formal and literary than どんなに or ど...
4. およそ およそ An adverb with two main uses: as an approximation marker meaning 'approximately' or 'roughly,' and as a totality marker meaning 'at all' ...
5. さぞ（かし） さぞ An adverb meaning 'surely,' 'no doubt,' or 'I can only imagine,' used when the speaker empathetically infers that someone must be experie...
6. さも さも An adverb meaning 'as if truly' or 'really/indeed,' used to describe someone's behaviour or appearance that gives a particular impression...
7. つい つい An adverb meaning 'unintentionally' or 'inadvertently,' used when someone does something without meaning to or without being able to cont...
8. なお なお An adverb with two primary functions: indicating that a state or action is still continuing ('still'), and serving as a conjunctive adver...
9. なおさら なおさら An adverb meaning 'all the more' or 'even more so,' indicating that the degree of something increases due to an additional factor or cond...
10. なまじ（っか） なまじ An adverb meaning 'half-heartedly' or 'having just enough of something to cause problems,' indicating that a quality or action that appea...
11. なるほど なるほど An adverb meaning 'indeed,' 'I see,' or 'that makes sense,' used when the speaker acknowledges and affirms the correctness or reasonablen...
12. はたして はたして An adverb with two uses: confirming that something occurred as expected ('as expected' or 'sure enough'), and expressing genuine doubt ab...
13. ひいては ひいては An adverb meaning 'and by extension,' 'which in turn leads to,' or 'eventually,' used to indicate that something is perceived to lead to ...