Why is it not "doucemment" with a double "m"?
Why doesn't doucement follow the rules for adverbs ending in "ent"
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Kate C.Kwiziq community member
Why doesn't doucement follow the rules for adverbs ending in "ent"
This question relates to:French lesson "Forming adverbs from adjectives ending in -ant and -ent in French (French Adverbs)"
Asked 1 month ago
Kate,
the lesson you have linked is referring only to transforming adjectives that already have the endings ‘- ent’ or ‘ - ant ‘ in their adjectival form. These endings are then replaced respectively by the endings ‘ - emment ‘ or ‘ - amment ‘ to transform the words to adverbs.
In the case of the adverb ‘ doucement ‘, it is formed from a regular adjective ending in ‘ e ‘ in the feminine form - ‘ douce ‘ and the rule described in link below applies :
Forming regular adverbs with "-ment" in French (French Adverbs)
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