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fácilmente

FAH-seel-men-teh

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easily?without difficulty,readily?without hesitation

Also:simply?in a straightforward manner

📝 In Action

Puedes encontrar la información fácilmente en internet.

You can easily find the information on the internet.

Aunque la tarea parecía difícil, la completamos fácilmente en una hora.

Although the task seemed difficult, we easily completed it in an hour.

Debido a su diseño intuitivo, el nuevo software se aprende fácilmente incluso por principiantes.

Due to its intuitive design, the new software is readily learned even by beginners.

Word Connections

Synonyms

sencillamente (simply)
sin esfuerzo (effortlessly)

Antonyms

difícilmente (with difficulty)
complicadamente (in a complicated way)

Common Collocations

entender fácilmente – to easily understand
olvidar fácilmente – to easily forget
recordar fácilmente – to easily remember

💡 Grammar Points

The '-mente' Rule

In Spanish, the ending '-mente' is the equivalent of the English '-ly'. It is added to the feminine form of an adjective (fácil is an exception because it is the same for masculine and feminine).

Always Invariable

Since 'fácilmente' is an adverb, it always stays the same. It never changes to match a masculine or feminine noun, or a singular or plural verb.

❌ Common Pitfalls

Mixing Adjective and Adverb

Mistake: "Hizo el ejercicio fácil."

Correction: Hizo el ejercicio fácilmente. (The adverb 'fácilmente' is needed to describe *how* he did the exercise, not the exercise itself.)

⭐ Usage Tips

Multiple Adverbs in a Series

If you use several adverbs ending in '-mente' in the same sentence (like 'slowly and easily'), only the last one keeps the '-mente' ending. The others use the feminine adjective form: 'Lenta y fácilmente.'

✏️ Quick Practice

💡 Quick Quiz: fácilmente

Question 1 of 2

Which sentence correctly uses 'fácilmente'?

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Word Family

fácil(easy) - adjective

facilidad(ease, facility) - noun

facilitar(to facilitate, to make easy) - verb

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does 'fácilmente' have an accent mark if the stress shifts to the 'men' syllable?

This is a special rule for adverbs formed with '-mente'. They keep the written accent mark of the original adjective ('fácil'), even though the natural stress of the new, longer word falls on the '-men-' part. This helps you remember that the base word is 'fácil'.

Is 'fácilmente' the same as 'es fácil'?

No, they mean different things. 'Es fácil' (It is easy) uses the adjective 'fácil' to describe a thing. 'Fácilmente' (easily) uses the adverb to describe an action or verb. Example: 'El libro es fácil' (The book is easy) vs. 'Leo el libro fácilmente' (I read the book easily).