You use rapidement = vite = fast in another question !!!
Why isn't Il écrit aussi rapidement que lui = il écrit aussi vite lui ?
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STEPHEN W.Kwiziq community member
Why isn't Il écrit aussi rapidement que lui = il écrit aussi vite lui ?
This question relates to:French lesson "Plus ... que/Moins ... que/Aussi ... que = More ... than/Less ... than/As ... as (Comparisons with Adjectives in French)"
Asked 3 years ago
Hi Stephen,
I have checked the Kwiz question and it goes -
Frank écrit vite mais Olivier écrit _____ que lui. ( Frank writes fast but Olivier writes as fast as him)
So you are not supposed to change the adverb, you are being tested on the comparative here,
vite = rapidement
so, aussi rapidement would be equally correct if we were testing the adverb.
Bonne Continuation!
Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Vite and rapidement are very similar in their meaning but there are instances where vite is more common than rapidement. For example: fais vite! -- Make haste! Hurry up!
The most notable difference is that rapidement has to do with speed, as in: something is moving or progressing at great speed. Vite is more like "quick".
Il écrit vite. -- He's writing quickly.
Son stylo bouge rapidement. -- His pen moves fast.
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