As you might probably know, most of the adjectives in Spanish become an adverb if “mente” is added at the end of the word. When I first knew this, I was wondering why all the adjectives with “mente” are feminine form, and as I made research about it, I found that Latin has something to do with it. mēns (mind) Singular Plural Nominative mēns mentēs Genitive mentis mentum Dative mentī mentibus Accusative mentem mentēs Ablative mente mentibus Vocative mēns mentēs the word “mente” is ablative form of mens(mind) in Latin, and it was a feminine noun. In Latin, this word is used with an adjective and naturally they took feminine … Continue reading Secret behind -mente in adverbs