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Adverbs (words that describe a verb) appear immediately before a verb. There are four types of adverbs in Lahu \cite{PL:1986} as follows.
\subsection*{Negative adverbs}
We have seen these in \ref{sec:negation} but here are a few more examples:
\begin{examples}
\item
\gll maˇ te
not do
\gln
\glend
\item
\gll taˇ te
don't do
\gln
\glend
\end{examples}
\subsection*{Positive adverbs}
These have a positive sense. Some examples:
\begin{examples}
\item
\gll {g'aˇ hte} te
{with all strength} do
\gln
\glend
\item
\gll {g'aˇ hte} feu kuˬ ve
{with all strength} intensely call
\gln
\glend
\item
\gll haˆ te
quickly do
\gln
\glend
\end{examples}
\subsection*{\emph{hk'a} adverbs}
The word `hk'a' means \emph{all} but can be combined with other verbs to create adverbial expressions such as the following.
\begin{examples}
\item
\gll hk'a biˇ keu ve
{} fully {to fill}
\glt `to fill fully'
\glend
\item
\gll hk'a bvuhˆ caˇ ve
{} {to be full} eat
\glt `to eat to the full'
\glend
\item
\gll hk'a law caˉ ve
{} sufficient {to cook}
\glt `to cook sufficiently'
\glend
\end{examples}
\subsection*{\emph{-eh} adverbs}
The syllable `-eh' could be called an adverbalising particle as it can be added to the end of words to make them an adverb.
\begin{examples}
\item
\gll nawˉ
green
\gln
\glend
\gll nawˉ-eh
greenish
\gln
\glend
\item
\gll {ba ve}
{to be bright}
\gln
\glend
\gll ba-eh
brightly
\gln
\glend
\end{examples}
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