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Learning the Icelandic Adverbs displayed below is vital to the language. Icelandic adverbs are part of speech. Generally they're words that modify any part of language other than a noun. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives (including numbers), clauses, sentences and other adverbs.
In English adverbs are usually formed by adding (-ly) to adjectives. The corresponding ending in Icelandic is -lega. E.g. hljóðlega (quietly) reglulega (regularly).
Adverbs may also be formed from neuter adjectives, like hratt (quickly), langt (far).
Adverbs, like adjectives, compare: vel - betur - best (well - better - best).
Here are some examples:
| English Adverbs | Icelandic Adverbs |
|---|---|
| adverbs | atviksorð |
| I read a book sometimes | ég les stundum bækur |
| I will never smoke | Ég mun aldrei reykja |
| are you alone? | ert þú ein / n? |
Notice the structure of the Adverbs in Icelandic.
Below is a list of the Adverbs of time place manner and frequency in Icelandic placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Icelandic vocabulary.
| English Adverbs | Icelandic Adverbs |
|---|---|
| adverbs of time | tímaatviksorð |
| yesterday | í gær |
| today | í dag |
| tomorrow | Á morgun |
| now | núna |
| then | þá |
| later | síðar |
| tonight | í kvöld |
| right now | Núna |
| last night | í gærkvöldi |
| this morning | í morgun |
| next week | í næstu viku |
| already | þegar |
| recently | Nýlega |
| lately | undanfarið |
| soon | bráðum |
| immediately | strax |
| still | enn |
| yet | Ennþá |
| ago | síðan |
| adverbs of place | staðaratviksorð |
| here | hérna |
| there | þarna |
| over there | þarna |
| everywhere | allstaðar |
| anywhere | hvar sem er |
| nowhere | hvergi |
| home | heim |
| away | burt |
| out | út |
| adverbs of manner | háttaratviksorð |
| very | mjög |
| quite | frekar |
| pretty | sætur |
| really | raunverulega |
| fast | fljótur |
| well | vel |
| hard | harður |
| quickly | fljótt |
| slowly | hægt |
| carefully | varlega |
| hardly | varla |
| barely | varla |
| mostly | að mestu leyti |
| almost | næstum |
| absolutely | algerlega |
| together | saman |
| alone | einn |
| adverbs of frequency | tíðaratviksorð |
| always | alltaf |
| frequently | oft |
| usually | venjulega |
| sometimes | stundum |
| occasionally | stundum |
| seldom | sjaldan |
| rarely | sjaldan |
| never | aldrei |
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