Spanish Adverbial Expressions

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In Spanish adverbial expressions (frases adverbiales) are more commonly used than in English. Adverbial expressions are formed by using a preposition followed by adjectives, nouns, verb forms or other adverbs.

Adverbial Expressions Formation in Spanish

• Using a preposition + an adjective
  Examples:
  Luisa a veces va al gimnasio.
  Luisa sometimes goes to the gym.
  
  Marcos vino de repente.
  Marcos came suddenly.

• Using a preposition + a noun
  Examples:
  Marta y José salieron de noche.
  Marta and José went out at night.
  
  Luisa recibió de premio un auto.
  Luisa received a car as an award.

• Using a verb form + an adverb
  Example:
  Juana se sentó acá abajo.
  Juana sat down here.

Commonly Used Adverbial Expressions in Spanish Table

Expression	Meaning	Expression	Meaning
A menudo	Frequently-Often	De noche	At night
A veces	Sometimes	De nuevo	Again
Al fin	Finally	De repente	Suddenly
Al mismo tiempo	At the same time	Por desgracia	Unfortunately
Con alegría	With happiness-Happily	Por suerte	Fortunately
Con frecuencia	Frequently	Por supuesto	Of course
Con rapidez	Quickly	Por último	Finally
Con tristeza	Sadly	Sin duda	Without a doubt
De día	In the daytime	Sin razón	Without a reason

Adverbial Expressions formed with verb forms and adverbs in Spanish table

Expressions	Meaning	Expressions	Meaning
Acá abajo	Down here	De ahora en adelante	From now on
Al anochecer	At nightfall	De vez en cuando	Once in a while
Al frente de	In front of	Desde aquí	From here
Al parecer	Apparently	Hasta aquí	Up to here
Allá arriba	Up there	Por lo visto	Apparently/Evidently

See Adverbial Expressions Exercise.