Adverbs(ふくし)
adverb is a word which adds information to the sentence verb ,adjective,or the whole sentence.
1.adverbs modify verbs .
for example
ゆっくり (yukkuri) slowly はやく (hayaku) quickly
つよく (tuyoku) strongly よわく (yowaku) weakly
たかく (takaku) high ひくく ( hikuku) low
Let's see the connection with verbs.
ゆっくり あるく (yukkuri aruku) walk slowly
つよく おす (tsuyoku osu) push strongly
たかく とぶ (takaku tobu) jump high
The word order is the opposite of English.
2.adverbs modify adjectives
for example
とても,かなり (totemo,kanari) very , extremely
さらに、もっと (sarani,motto) more
Let's see the connection with adjectives.
とても げんきな (totemo genkina) very fine
もっと むずかしい (motto muzukashii) more difficult
In this case the word order is the same as English. This is getting confusing!! so don't think too much. I am just trying to explain the adverbs' pattern.
3.adverbs modify whole sentences.
for example
いつも (itsumo) always たいてい (taitei) ususally
しばしば (sibasiba) often ときどき (tokidoki) sometimes
すでに (sudeni) already いままでに(imamadeni) ever
めったに〜しない (mettani~shinai) rarely,seldom
ほとんど〜しない (hotondo~sinai) hardly etc.....