No. 952 in Italian
rapidamente
Quickly.
In a sentence
Marco ha completato il suo lavoro rapidamente.
Marco quickly completed his work.
This sentence demonstrates the adverb 'rapidamente' describing the manner in which the action of completing the work occurred.
Nel traffico, la macchina sportiva accelerava rapidamente.
In traffic, the sports car was quickly accelerating.
The word 'rapidamente' here modifies the verb 'accelerava,' indicating the speed of the car's acceleration.
Lei ha risposto rapidamente alla domanda del professore.
She quickly responded to the professor's question.
In this example, 'rapidamente' is used to describe how promptly the response to the question was given.
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