Adverbs Flashcards

1
Q

meget

[mi{l}e OR mið] (ð is numb tongue sound)

A

very / much / a lot

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2
Q

nu

[new]

A

now

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3
Q

[so]

A

so / that / then

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4
Q

der

[dai{r} OR de-uh]

A

there / who / which

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5
Q

mere

[me-uh]

A

more / anymore / any more

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6
Q

hen

[hin]

A

over / to

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7
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for

[fuh]

A

too / because / for

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8
Q

Hvor meget?

[Vo{r} mi{l}e]

A

How much?

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9
Q

TRUE OR FALSE:
Adverbs sometimes behave slightly different in Danish compared to English. This is usually when they are used to describe a ADJECTIVE

A

FALSE

It is usually when they are used to describe a VERB.

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10
Q

TRUE OR FALSE:

When a sentence is started by an adverb describing the verb, then the verb will follow immediately after.

A

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.”

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11
Q

aldrig

[al-dʁee]

A

never

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12
Q

altid

[al-til OR al-tið] (ð is the numb tongue sound)

A

always

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13
Q

også

[o-seh OR us]

A

also / too

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14
Q

her

[he{r}e]

A

here

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15
Q

ret

[ʁat]

A
  1. very / pretty

2. court

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16
Q

derefter

[da{r]e-if-duh]

A

then

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17
Q

henne

[hin]

A

at / over at

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18
Q

stadig

[stel-lee]

A

still

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19
Q

kun

[kuhn] (the ‘kuh’ sound like ‘cou’ in ‘could’)

A

only / just

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20
Q

bare

[baah]

A

just / only

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21
Q

godt

[got]

A

well / alright / fine

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22
Q

selv

[sel]

A

even

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23
Q

engang

[in-gong]

A

even / once / once upon a time

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24
Q

endda

[in-dah]

A

even

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25
Q

imidlertid

[e-mil-eh-til OR e-mið-eh-til]

A

however

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26
Q

TRUE OR FALSE:

Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Therefore they do NOT decline to the noun of the sentence

A

TRUE

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27
Q

virkelig

[veerk-lee]

A

really

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28
Q

igen

[e-gen] (g does not make a ‘j’ sound)

A

again

29
Q

endnu

[e-new]

A

yet / even

30
Q

væk

[vik]

A

away / gone

31
Q

allerede

[el-ih-rill OR el-ih-rið] (ð is the numb-tongue sound)

A

already

32
Q

mindste

[min-stuh]

A

least

33
Q

nogensinde

[known-sin]

A

ever

34
Q

lidt

[lit]

A

a bit / a little

35
Q

ked af det

[kil a deh OR kil eh deh]

A

sorry

36
Q

langt

[lankt]

A

far / long

37
Q

ellers

[ill-us]

A

else / otherwise

38
Q

senere

[see-nah]

A

later

39
Q

sædvanligvis

[seh-vain-lee-veece]

A

usually

40
Q

tilstrækkelig

[teh-strahg-lee]

A

enough

41
Q

øjeblikket

[oy-e-blee-gull]

A

the moment

42
Q

snart

[sna{r}t OR snah-t]

A

soon

43
Q

længe

[ling]

A

a long time / long

44
Q

næsten

[nays{d}-en]

A

almost

45
Q

endelig

[n-lee]

A

finally / final

46
Q

nemt

[nimt]

A

easily

47
Q

sommetider

[sum-ih-til-uh or sum-ih-tið-uh]

A

sometimes

48
Q

tidligt

[tuh-lidt]

A

early / soon

49
Q

sent

[seen-t]

A

late

50
Q

især

[e-sai{r}]

A

especially

51
Q

generelt

[gen-eh-ʁhal]

A

generally / in general

52
Q

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

A

TRUE

"Normal" (normal) becomes "normalt" (normally)
"Fuldstændig" (complete) becomes "fuldstændigt" (completely).
53
Q

muligvis

[moo-le-veace]

A

possibly

54
Q

tydeligt

[too-lidt]

A

clearly

55
Q

fuldstændigt

[fewl-stan-deet]

A

completely

56
Q

omtrent

[uhm-tʁant]

A

approximately

57
Q

præcis

[pʁay-cease]

A

exactly

58
Q

ude

[ew-l OR oo-ð]

A

out / outside

59
Q

inde

[e-nuh]

A

inside / in

60
Q

hverken

[vai{r}-kin]

A

neither

61
Q

normalt

[no-mate]

A

normally / normal

62
Q

sammen

[sam{p}-n] (think of the prnunciation of ‘sumpin’ (something) and use that as a approximate guide to ‘sam{p}-n’)

A

together

63
Q

nødvendigvis

[null-ven-dee-veece]

A

necessarily

64
Q

bestemt

[be-stemt]

A

definitely / certainly

65
Q

langsomt

[lan-sumt]

A

slowly

66
Q

perfekt

[pe{r}-fikt]

A

perfectly / perfect

67
Q

lige

[lee]

A

the same / just / equally

68
Q

lige meget

[lee mile OR miðe] (ð is the numb tongue song)

A

does not matter (literally ‘equally much,’ meaning that the difference in amounts does not matter)

69
Q

hverken… eller

[vai{r}-kin… a-lah]

A

neither… nor