Quenya Adverbs

This is a full alphabetical index of all 235 Quenya adverbs loaded into the current dictionary. The letter list at the top of the index will take you to each first entry starting with that letter.

Each adverb links to its own page giving the translation, and a link to find examples of its occurrence in the sample texts. Quenya uses an adverb in much the same way that Engish does, to further describe another word that is not a noun. Adverbs do not change their form, they are not inflected. Adverbs can be regularly derived from adjectives by adding the -ve suffix, as you can see in the adjectives’ pages.

A C E F H I L M N O P Q R S T U V Y

ai  ¶ → supposing; suppose; maybe ❶ ❷
ailumë ⚒  ¶ → anytime ❶
aimanen ⚒  ¶ → however ❶
ainomë ⚒  ¶ → anyplace; anywhere ❶
aivë ⚒  ¶ → anyway; anyhow; in any way ❶
allumë ⚒  ¶ → never ❶
amba  ¶ → up(wards) ❶ ❷
ambë  ¶ → more ❶
ambela  ¶ → further still beyond; far away beyond ❶
am(be)na¹ (see: ambena¹, amna¹)
ambena¹ [←am(be)na]  ¶ → nearer to ❶
amna¹ [←am(be)na]  ¶ → nearer to ❶ ❷
amna² ⚒  ¶ → almost ❶ ❷
ampícië ⚒  → less ❶
an¹  ¶ → moreover; furthermore ❶ ❷ ❸
andanéya  ¶ → long ago; once upon a time ❶
andavë  ¶ → long; at great length ❶
annún ⚒  ¶ → at least ❶
anqua ⚒  ¶ → opposite; against ❶
⏏anwavë ⚒  → surely; certainly
aqua  ¶ → fully; completely; altogether; wholly ❶
ar [←ar(a)]  ¶ → out ❶ ❷
ar(a) (see: ar, ara)
ara [←ar(a)]  ¶ → out ❶
arë ⚒  ¶ → beside; along; near ❶
arrongo ⚒  ¶ → right away; promptly; very soon ❶
arta  ¶ → etcetera ❶ ❷
aryë ⚒  ¶ → also; as well; besides; too ❶
aþahanya ⚒  ¶ → understandably; of course; (lit.) easily understood
aþahanyë ⚒  ¶ → understandably; of course; (lit.) easily understood ❶
aþcénië ⚒  ¶ → obviously; (lit.) easily seen
au¹  ¶ → away; off; not here (of position) ❶ ❷ ❸
au²  ¶ → if only ❶ ❷ ❸
ausatië ⚒  → especially; (lit.) setting aside ❶
⏏auta  ¶ → ago
ava  ¶ → outer ❶

cána ⚒  ¶ → backward ❶
cantallumë ⚒  → four times ❶
cas [←cas(ta)]  ¶ → to(wards) the top; upwards ❶ ❷
cas(ta) (see: cas, casta)
casta [←cas(ta)]  ¶ → to(wards) the top; upwards ❶ ❷
cé  ¶ → may (be) ❶
céla  ¶ → maybe not ❶
cenasit [←cenas(it,ta)]  ¶ → if it be so; may be; perhaps
cenas(it,ta) (see: cenasit, cenasta)
cenasta [←cenas(it,ta)]  ¶ → if it be so; may be; perhaps ❶

ellumë ⚒  ¶ → once; one time ❶
⏏empollië  ¶ → harder
en¹  ¶ → then soon ❶
⏏en² [←en(a)]  ¶ → still ❶
⏏en(a)² (see: en², ena²)
⏏ena² [←en(a)]  ¶ → still
ener ⚒ [←ener(a)]  ¶ → on; onward; further ❶
ener(a) (see: ener, enera)
enera ⚒ [←ener(a)]  ¶ → on; onward; further ❶
⏏engë  ¶ → ago; in the past
enquellumë ⚒  → six times ❶
entë  ¶ → moreover; further(more); what is more ❶
⏏enwavë ⚒  → actually
⏏epello ⚒  → already
er  ¶ → one; alone ❶
esta ⚒  ¶ → outwards ❶
etsatië ⚒  ¶ → especially ❶
exanen ⚒  → otherwise; in an other way ❶

fai  ¶ → before of time ❶

harivë ⚒  ¶ → closely; nearly ❶
hequa  ¶ → leaving aside; not counting; excluding; except ❶
hí  ¶ → here
hilistas ⚒  ¶ → in turn ❶
holmo  ¶ → sincerely; heartily; (lit.) from the middle ❶
hrai ⚒ [←hrai(e)]  → barely ❶
hrai(e) (see: hrai, hraië)
hraië ⚒ [←hrai(e)]  ¶ → barely
hyallë ⚒  ¶ → otherwise; another way; differently ❶
hyano ⚒  ¶ → rather ❶

illangiéla ⚒  ¶ → nevertheless; (lit.) all-having-been-bypassed ❶
illöa ⚒ [←illöa(va)]  → annually; yearly; per annum (year as item) ❶
illöa(va) (see: illöa, illöava)
illöava ⚒ [←illöa(va)]  → annually; yearly; per annum (year as item) ❶
illumë  ¶ → always ❶
imbë  ¶ → between; among ❶ ❷
impanwenen ⚒  → respectively; (lit.) by same arrangement ❶
⏏inyenna ⚒  ¶ → have; (lit.) [added] to me
⏏íta  ¶ → very; extremely; (lit.) multiplied; increased ❶
itas  ¶ → in that case ❶

lá  ¶ → no; not ❶ ❷
lai ⚒  ¶ → very ❶
lanéya ⚒  ¶ → recently; not long ago ❶
langë  ¶ → surpassingly; superlatively; extremely; too ❶
lanna  ¶ → athwart ❶
las  → it is/was not so ❶
laurië  ¶ → like gold ❶
lempellumë ⚒  → five times ❶
lillumë ⚒  ¶ → many times; often ❶
lindóra ⚒  → millions of; many millions ❶
lintië  ¶ → swiftly; quickly ❶
lio ⚒  ¶ → much ❶
⏏lúmelissen ⚒  → sometimes; at times
lustavë ⚒  ¶ → in vain; emptily ❶
⏏lustië ⚒  → in vain; emptily

ma  ¶ → interrogative particle ❶ ❷
mai  ¶ → well ❶
malumë ⚒  → when ❶
manan ⚒  ¶ → why ❶
manen  ¶ → how ❶
manotë ⚒  → how many; (lit.) what number ❶
márië  ¶ → well; happily ❶
marya ⚒  ¶ → at home ❶
⏏mava ⚒  → whose
mecin  ¶ → please ❶
menda ⚒  → approximately; circa; about; (orig.) towards the direction ❶
⏏menessë ⚒  ¶ → instead; (lit.) in place
millumë ⚒  ¶ → once; one time ❶
mina  ¶ → into; in ❶
minomë ⚒  ¶ → instead; in place of; in exchange of ❶
minquellumë ⚒  → eleven times ❶
mitta  ¶ → between ❶

nai  ¶ → maybe; be it that; may it be that; perhaps; it may be; there is a chance or possibility ❶
nairenyanna ⚒  ¶ → unfortunately; (lit.) to my sadness ❶
naitië  ¶ → indeed; truly ❶
nalumë ⚒  ¶ → sometime(s) ❶
nanomë ⚒  ¶ → someplace; somewhere ❶
nanwavë ⚒  ¶ → truly; actually ❶
né  ¶ → ago; behind (earlier time); yes (it was so) ❶
neä¹ [←ne(ey)a]  ¶ → once; at one time
ne(ey)a¹ (see: neä¹, néya¹)
nellumë ⚒  ¶ → thrice; three times ❶
néya¹ [←ne(ey)a]  ¶ → once; at one time ❶
nicë ⚒  ¶ → little; a bit ❶
⏏nollo ⚒  ¶ → already

öa  ¶ → away (of movement) ❶
öar  ¶ → away from ❶
oi [←oi((o,avë))]  ¶ → ever; everlastingly ❶
oialë  ¶ → forever; everlastingly; eternally; in eternity ❶
oiavë [←oi((o,avë))]  → ever; everlastingly
oio [←oi((o,avë))]  ¶ → ever; everlastingly ❶
oi((o,avë)) (see: oi, oiavë, oio)
ompa  ¶ → forward
otsollumë ⚒  → seven times ❶

palan  ¶ → far; wide; afar; distant ❶
palla  ¶ → far beyond ❶
pella  ¶ → beyond (boundary or limit) ❶
poldavë ⚒  ¶ → strongly ❶
⏏pollië ⚒  → hard; strongly
póna  ¶ → forward ❶

qualöa ⚒ [←qualöa(va)]  → annually; yearly; perennially (year as whole) ❶
qualöa(va) (see: qualöa, qualöava)
qualöava ⚒ [←qualöa(va)]  → annually; yearly; perennially (year as whole) ❶
quanda ⚒  ¶ → in all ways; to every extent
queällumë ⚒  → ten times ❶
quië [←qui(qui)e]  ¶ → whenever
qui(qui)e (see: quië, quiquië)
quiquië [←qui(qui)e]  ¶ → whenever ❶

rië  ¶ → only ❶ ❷
ríþimandë ⚒  → passim [Latin]; scatteredly; here and there; at random ❶
ró  ¶ → the[?] [?next] ❶
ron [←ron(go)]  ¶ → soon ❶
ron(go) (see: ron, rongo)
rongo [←ron(go)]  ¶ → soon ❶

þá  ¶ → very good; all right; I will; I agree of course; of course I do ❶
san  ¶ → then; so; thus ❶ ❷
sanomë  ¶ → there
senyavë ⚒  ¶ → usually ❶
si [←si,sís,sissë]  ¶ → here ❶
sí [←sí(r)]  ¶ → now ❶
si,sís,sissë (see: si, sís, sissë)
sië  ¶ → thus ❶
sillë  ¶ → like this ❶
si(l)o (see: silo, sio)
silo [←si(l)o]  ¶ → hence ❶
silomë ⚒  ¶ → tonight ❶
silumë  ¶ → now; (lit.) at this time ❶
simen  ¶ → hither
sin¹  ¶ → thus ❶
sinen  ¶ → by this means; so ❶
sinomë  ¶ → here; (lit.) in this place ❶
sio [←si(l)o]  ¶ → hence
sí(r) (see: sí, sír)
sir [←sir(a)]  ¶ → hither ❶
sír [←sí(r)]  ¶ → now ❶
sir(a) (see: sir, sira)
sira [←sir(a)]  ¶ → hither ❶
sís [←si,sís,sissë]  ¶ → here ❶
sissë [←si,sís,sissë]  ¶ → here

ta  ¶ → so; like that; also ❶ ❷
tá  ¶ → then ❶
tai  ¶ → then ❶
tal¹ [←tal(da)]  ¶ → to the bottom ❶ ❷
tal(da)¹ (see: tal¹, talda¹)
talda¹ [←tal(da)]  ¶ → to the bottom ❶
tallë  ¶ → like that ❶
talo [←talo,tó]  ¶ → thence ❶
talo,tó (see: talo, tó)
talumë  ¶ → at that time ❶
tamen [←ta(men,nna,r(a))]  ¶ → thither; beyond
ta(men,nna,r(a)) (see: tamen, tanna, tar, tara)
tancavë ⚒  ¶ → certainly ❶
tanen  ¶ → in that way ❶
tanna [←ta(men,nna,r(a))]  ¶ → thither; beyond ❶ ❷
tanomë  ¶ → there; (lit.) in the place (referred to) ❶
tar [←ta(men,nna,r(a))]  ¶ → thither; beyond ❶ ❷
tara [←ta(men,nna,r(a))]  ¶ → thither; beyond ❶
tás [←tás,tassë]  ¶ → there
tás,tassë (see: tás, tassë)
tassë [←tás,tassë]  ¶ → there ❶
teldavë ⚒  ¶ → finally ❶
tennoio  ¶ → forever ❶
tensi  ¶ → already; still; up to now; here; yet (from present) ❶
tenta  ¶ → already; still; up to now; here; yet (from past) ❶
tó [←talo,tó]  ¶ → thence ❶
tulumaitië ⚒  ¶ → probably ❶

ú  ¶ → no; not ❶ ❷
úlumë  ¶ → ever; at all times (in a series or period) ❶
umanar  ¶ → someday
umman [←umman(an)]  ¶ → ever; at any time
umman(an) (see: umman, ummanan)
ummanan [←umman(an)]  ¶ → ever; at any time
undë ⚒  ¶ → less ❶
undu  ¶ → down; under ❶
uo  ¶ → together ❶
⏏úoio ⚒  → never
ú-pusto ⚒  ¶ → immediately; at once; (lit.) without pause

vá  ¶ → will not; do not; shall not ❶
var  → from; away to
vin ⚒  ¶ → just; just now; only just; already ❶
vorë  ¶ → always

yallë  ¶ → as; in the same way as; like ❶
yallo ⚒  ¶ → whence ❶
yanen ⚒  ¶ → whereby ❶
yanna ⚒  ¶ → whereto ❶
yas ⚒  ¶ → where
yava ⚒  ¶ → whose ❶
yola ⚒  ¶ → neither; nor ❶
⏏yúla ⚒  ¶ → neither; nor ❶
yullumë ⚒  ¶ → twice; two times ❶

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