Adverbs Flashcards
alltid
Adverb
always
- Skal du alltid klage? Do you always complain?
- Vi skal være sammen for alltid. We shall always be together.
used in expressions in the sense surely, certainly
- Det er da alltid noe. At least that’s something. (literally. “well, that’s always/surely something”)
- Det kan vi alltid diskutere en annen gang, hva? We can always discuss that another time, right?
altfor
Adverb
too (submodifier) (more than enough)
- altfor mye - much too much
- altfor snill - far too kind
overly
bak
Adverb
bak at the back, behind
- bak fram - back to front
- for langt bak - too far back / behind
bra
Adverb
well
dårlig
Adverb
dårlig (comparative dårligere, superlative dårligst)
badly, poorly
der
Adverb
there (stationary)
direkte
Adverb
directly
foran
Adverb
foran ahead, in front
Preposition
foran in front of
forbi
Adverb
past
- Et tog gikk forbi. ― A train went past.
forskjellig
Adverb
differently
frem
Adverb
forward
- frem til ― up to (a certain date)
- frem til i dag ― up to today
gjennom
Adverb
(idiomatic) through and through
her
Adverb
here (stationary)
herfra
Adverb
hence; from here
historisk
Adverb
historically
hjemme
Adverb
at home
hvor
Adverb
hvor
- where
- how
i morgen
Adverb
tomorrow
inn
Adverb
inside, in (indicating movement into)
- La oss gå inn. ― Let’s go inside.
in, into
- Hun gikk inn i huset. ― She went into the house.
i fjor
Adverb
last year
i går
Adverb
yesterday
kort
Adverb
briefly, shortly (etter / after)
lett
Adverb
easily, lightly
lite
Adverb
little
- lite kjent - little known
litt
Adverb
a bit, a little
slightly
lys
Adverb
light (in colour)
- lys blå ― light blue
- (blå being an adjective; however it can also be written as a compound: lyseblå)
nå
Adverb
now (this very moment)
ned
Adverb
- below, down (from a higher to a lower level)
nedenfor
Adverb
below, underneath
nordøst
Adverb
north-east or northeast (for / of), northeasterly
omkring
Adverb
around, about
opp
Adverb
opp
- up (away from earth’s centre)
over
Adverb
- over
- across
på
Adverb
(of machines, etc) turned on; functioning
riktig
Adverb
correctly, properly
sammen
Adverb
- together
- simultaneously
- into each other
- down, together, up
siden
Adverb
- since
- afterwards, later
- presently, by and by
- then
- ago (for … siden)
for lenge siden - a long time ago
sør
Adverb
south (in a southerly direction)
sørvest
Adverb
south-west / southwest (for / of)
unna
Adverb
away
ut
Adverb
out (direction)
ute
Adverb
- outdoors
- out; the state of being out. compare: ut
- ute av kontroll - out of control
- uncool; “old-fashioned”
utenfor
Adverb
- outside
utenlands
Adverb
abroad (in foreign countries)
utrolig
Adverb
incredibly
uvanlig
Adverb
unusually
vanligvis
Adverb
- commonly, usually, typically
- ordinarily, normally
veldig
Adverb
- very (to a high degree)
- really (very)