Adverbs are an eclectic part of speech -- hard to define inclusion categories
dictionary form |
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akkurat |
exactly |
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aldeles |
quite, absolutely |
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aldri (opp. alltid) |
never |
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alene |
alone |
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aller |
the very....(best) |
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allerede |
already |
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allikevel |
yet, still |
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alltid (opp. aldri) |
always |
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alt |
already |
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altfor |
too, all too |
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altsĺ |
thus |
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antakelig / antagelig |
presumably |
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attpĺtil |
in addition, on top of that |
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baklengs |
backwards |
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bare |
only, just |
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bort / borte |
(to) away / (at) away |
to a place / in a place |
brutto |
gross (opp. netto) |
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cirka |
approximately |
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da |
then |
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dels |
partially |
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delvis |
partly |
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dengang |
then, that time |
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deretter |
after that |
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derfor |
so, for that reason |
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derimot |
on the other hand |
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dermed |
thus |
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dessuten |
besides |
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dessverre |
unfortunately |
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desto |
the .... the (jo ... desto) |
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dog |
however |
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ei |
not (archaic) |
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eksempelvis |
for example |
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ellers |
otherwise |
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enda |
still |
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endog |
even, very (formal) |
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engang |
even, ikke engang 'not even' |
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enn |
than |
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ennĺ |
still, yet |
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etter hvert |
gradually, little by little |
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etterpĺ |
afterwards |
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for |
too |
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for lengst |
a long time ago |
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for sĺ vidt |
for that matter, in a sense |
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for řvrig / forřvrig |
besides, for that matter |
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forbi |
past |
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forholdsvis |
relatively |
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forhĺpentlig |
hopefully |
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forhĺpentligvis |
hopefully |
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forlengst |
long ago |
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formelig |
positively |
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forresten |
besides, by the way |
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forsĺvidt |
for that matter, in a sense |
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fortrinnsvis |
preferably |
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fortsatt |
still, continued |
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forřvrig / for řvrig |
besides, for that matter |
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fram / framme |
(to) forth / (at) forth |
to a place / in a place |
frem / fremme |
(to) forth / (at) forth |
to a place / in a place |
fremdeles |
still, even now |
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fřlgelig |
consequently |
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fřrst |
first |
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ganske |
quite |
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gjerne |
gladly |
heller - helst |
gradvis |
gradually, by degrees |
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halvveis |
halfway, midway |
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hit / her |
(to) here / (at) here |
to a place / in a place |
heldigvis |
luckily |
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heller |
rather, somewhat |
comparative of gjerne |
helst |
preferably |
superlative of gjerne |
henholdsvis |
respectively |
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hjem / hjemme |
(to) home / (at) home |
to a place / in a place |
hvor |
where |
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hvorav |
of whom, of which |
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hvordan |
how |
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hvorfor |
why |
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hřyst |
highly, most |
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i alle fall, iallfall |
at any rate, at least |
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i dag |
today |
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i gang |
going, established |
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i hvert fall |
in any case |
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i stedet |
instead |
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i stedet, isteden |
instead |
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iallfall |
at any rate, at least |
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igjen |
again, back |
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ikke |
not |
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ille |
bad, awful verre, verst |
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imidlertid |
nevertheless, however |
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inn / inne |
(to) in / (at) in |
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innledningsvis |
by way of introduction, at the beginning |
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isteden |
instead |
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jammen |
indeed, certainly |
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jevnlig |
frequently, often |
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jo |
yes, certainly |
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kanskje |
perhaps |
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kun |
only |
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lenge |
long |
for a long time. comp: lenger, super: lengst |
like |
just as, equally |
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likeledes |
likewise, as well |
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likesĺ |
likewise, the same |
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likevel |
yet, still, nevertheless |
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liksom |
like, somehow, kind of |
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lite |
little, few |
lite sannsynlig "not very probable" |
litt |
a little |
jeg snakker litt norsk "just a bit" |
lovlig |
legal, lawful, legitimate |
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massevis |
lots of, great numbers of |
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med rette |
rightly ? |
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meget |
very, quite |
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midt |
in the midst of |
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minus |
minus |
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muligens |
possibly, perhaps |
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naturligvis |
naturally |
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ned / nede |
(to) down / (at) down |
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nemlig |
namely, in fact, right |
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neppe |
hardly, scarcely |
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nest |
next |
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nesten |
nearly, almost |
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netto |
net (opp. gross) |
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nettopp |
just, exactly |
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noenlunde |
fairly, reasonably |
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noensinne |
ever, at any time |
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nok |
enough, supposedly |
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noksĺ |
quite, rather |
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nylig |
newly, recently |
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nćre |
nearly |
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nřdvendigvis |
necessarily |
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nĺ |
now |
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nĺr |
when |
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ofte |
often |
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og |
and |
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ňg |
also |
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ogsĺ |
also |
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om igjen |
again |
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omlag |
approximately |
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omme |
over, at the end |
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omsider |
at last, finally |
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omtrent |
approximately |
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opp / oppe |
(to) up / (at) up |
to a place / in a place |
opp ned |
upside down |
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overalt |
everywhere |
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overens |
in agreement |
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overhodet |
at all, altogether |
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pluss |
plus |
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rasende |
extremely |
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rett og slett |
completely |
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riktig nok, riktignok |
to be sure |
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saktens |
no doubt, admittedly |
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sammen |
together, jointly |
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sannelig |
indeed, truly |
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sannsynligvis |
probably, in all likelihood |
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selv |
even |
selv min far - even my father |
selvfřlgelig |
of course |
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siden |
ago |
for ett ĺr siden - one year ago |
simpelthen |
simply |
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sist |
last |
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sjelden |
seldom (opp ofte) |
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sjřl - see selv |
even |
selv min far - even my father |
slik |
in this / that way |
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snart |
soon |
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straks |
immediately |
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sćrdeles |
especially, particularly |
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sĺ |
so |
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sĺ pass |
so much so... |
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sĺ vidt |
only just, as far as.. |
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sĺdan |
thus, such |
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sĺledes |
so, thus |
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sĺnn |
such, that / this kind of thing |
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sĺpass |
so, about |
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temmelig |
fairly, rather, sort of |
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tidvis |
periodically |
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tildels |
partially |
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tilfeldigvis |
by chance, accidently |
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trolig |
truly, probably |
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trutt |
steadily |
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tvers |
across |
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tvert |
across, straight |
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tydeligvis |
obviously, evidently |
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ut / ute |
(to) out / (at) out |
to a place / in a place |
utelukkende |
exclusively |
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vanligvis |
usually |
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vel |
well, indeed |
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veldig |
very |
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visstnok |
probably |
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ĺrevis |
for years |
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Et forms of adjectives can be used as adverbs (Hun synger pent ."She sings beautifully", Han sitter stille "He's sitting quietly/" Those adverbs are not listed above.
Adverbs like 'hjem / hjemme' and 'dit / der' have one form representing motion to a place, one form for location in a place.
Many adverbs end in -vis (vanligvis).