Adverbs Flashcards
meget
[mi{l}e OR mið] (ð is numb tongue sound)
very / much / a lot
nu
[new]
now
så
[so]
so / that / then
der
[dai{r} OR de-uh]
there / who / which
mere
[me-uh]
more / anymore / any more
hen
[hin]
over / to
for
[fuh]
too / because / for
Hvor meget?
[Vo{r} mi{l}e]
How much?
TRUE OR FALSE:
Adverbs sometimes behave slightly different in Danish compared to English. This is usually when they are used to describe a ADJECTIVE
FALSE
It is usually when they are used to describe a VERB.
TRUE OR FALSE:
When a sentence is started by an adverb describing the verb, then the verb will follow immediately after.
TRUE
Example:
Generelt spiser jeg kød.
This example translates literally to “Generally eat I meat,” however in English “I” and “eat” would be switched giving the sentence “generally I eat meat” or “generally I am eating meat.”
aldrig
[al-dʁee]
never
altid
[al-til OR al-tið] (ð is the numb tongue sound)
always
også
[o-seh OR us]
also / too
her
[he{r}e]
here
ret
[ʁat]
- very / pretty
2. court
derefter
[da{r]e-if-duh]
then
henne
[hin]
at / over at
stadig
[stel-lee]
still
kun
[kuhn] (the ‘kuh’ sound like ‘cou’ in ‘could’)
only / just
bare
[baah]
just / only
godt
[got]
well / alright / fine
selv
[sel]
even
engang
[in-gong]
even / once / once upon a time
endda
[in-dah]
even
imidlertid
[e-mil-eh-til OR e-mið-eh-til]
however
TRUE OR FALSE:
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Therefore they do NOT decline to the noun of the sentence
TRUE
virkelig
[veerk-lee]
really
igen
[e-gen] (g does not make a ‘j’ sound)
again
endnu
[e-new]
yet / even
væk
[vik]
away / gone
allerede
[el-ih-rill OR el-ih-rið] (ð is the numb-tongue sound)
already
mindste
[min-stuh]
least
nogensinde
[known-sin]
ever
lidt
[lit]
a bit / a little
ked af det
[kil a deh OR kil eh deh]
sorry
langt
[lankt]
far / long
ellers
[ill-us]
else / otherwise
senere
[see-nah]
later
sædvanligvis
[seh-vain-lee-veece]
usually
tilstrækkelig
[teh-strahg-lee]
enough
øjeblikket
[oy-e-blee-gull]
the moment
snart
[sna{r}t OR snah-t]
soon
længe
[ling]
a long time / long
næsten
[nays{d}-en]
almost
endelig
[n-lee]
finally / final
nemt
[nimt]
easily
sommetider
[sum-ih-til-uh or sum-ih-tið-uh]
sometimes
tidligt
[tuh-lidt]
early / soon
sent
[seen-t]
late
især
[e-sai{r}]
especially
generelt
[gen-eh-ʁhal]
generally / in general
TRUE OR FALSE:
Just like an adjective in English can be converted to an adverb by adding -ly, so it is possible in Danish, in general by adding -t
TRUE
"Normal" (normal) becomes "normalt" (normally) "Fuldstændig" (complete) becomes "fuldstændigt" (completely).
muligvis
[moo-le-veace]
possibly
tydeligt
[too-lidt]
clearly
fuldstændigt
[fewl-stan-deet]
completely
omtrent
[uhm-tʁant]
approximately
præcis
[pʁay-cease]
exactly
ude
[ew-l OR oo-ð]
out / outside
inde
[e-nuh]
inside / in
hverken
[vai{r}-kin]
neither
normalt
[no-mate]
normally / normal
sammen
[sam{p}-n] (think of the prnunciation of ‘sumpin’ (something) and use that as a approximate guide to ‘sam{p}-n’)
together
nødvendigvis
[null-ven-dee-veece]
necessarily
bestemt
[be-stemt]
definitely / certainly
langsomt
[lan-sumt]
slowly
perfekt
[pe{r}-fikt]
perfectly / perfect
lige
[lee]
the same / just / equally
lige meget
[lee mile OR miðe] (ð is the numb tongue song)
does not matter (literally ‘equally much,’ meaning that the difference in amounts does not matter)
hverken… eller
[vai{r}-kin… a-lah]
neither… nor
