amablemente

/aˌmableˈmente/ · B2 · adv

kindly, friendly

🤝😊 amable + -mente = kind + manner suffix, like English -ly

Amablemente is amable (kind, lovable, from Latin amare, to love) plus the adverb ending -mente, which works like English -ly. So it is literally kindly. Amable contains ama, the same root as amor.

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