{"id":1870,"date":"2020-02-29T08:23:05","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T08:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=1870"},"modified":"2020-02-29T08:25:25","modified_gmt":"2020-02-29T08:25:25","slug":"easily-made-adverbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2020\/02\/29\/easily-made-adverbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Easily Made Adverbs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Luftballonen flyver h\u00f8jT og langsomT over jorden.<\/strong> \ud83d\ude42 (Image by Kittidet Ratchata<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a>, no copyright.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Quick learners will quickly learn: Just as adjectives describe nouns (slow + learner) adverbs describe verbs (slowly + learn). In English, most adverbs take the ending -ly. In Danish, it\u2019s also relatively easy. (All right, as those word just showed, an adverb can also describe an adjective: relatively + hard\u2026) \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

The rule of thumb is: Most danske adverbier<\/strong> (which in Danish can also be called biord<\/strong> or \u201dsecondary words\u201d) take the ending –t<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Sangen er smuk. Hun synger smukt. <\/strong>(The song is beautiful. She sings beautifully.)<\/p>\n

En langsom mand. Han l\u00f8ber langsomt.<\/strong> (A slow man. He runs slowly.)<\/p>\n

This, of course, makes it impossible to distinguish between adverbs and neuter adjectives (which also take a -t<\/strong> ending):<\/p>\n

Et godt klaver lyder godt.<\/strong> (A good piano sounds \u201dgoodly\u201d = well.)<\/p>\n

Et hurtigt fly flyver hurtigt.<\/strong> (A fast airplane flies rapidly.)<\/p>\n

Please note that the -t<\/strong> is always omitted after the letter combo -sk<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

De spiller fantastisk!<\/strong> (They\u2019re playing fantastically!)<\/p>\n

Han kiggede meget kritisk p\u00e5 hende.<\/strong> (He looked at her very critically.)<\/p>\n

All the adverbs above are derived from adjectives. In Danish, however, quite a number of adverbs don\u2019t have a widely used adjective counterpart. Those \u201dadjective-less\u201d adverbs typically<\/p>\n

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  1. end in -(l)ig<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. don\u2019t take any -t<\/strong> ending:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Det er nemlig p\u00e5 onsdag.<\/strong> (It\u2019s namely on Wednesday.)<\/p>\n

    Du var temmelig fuld i g\u00e5r.<\/strong> (You were pretty drunk yesterday.)<\/p>\n

    De kommer aldrig til tiden.<\/strong> (They never arrive on time.)<\/p>\n

    Pludselig v\u00e6ltede tr\u00e6et.<\/strong> (Suddenly, the tree fell down.)<\/p>\n

    (The last example above does have an adjective version, but it\u2019s not a very common word: en pludselig reaktion<\/strong> \u2013 a sudden reaction.)<\/p>\n

    Last but not least, you\u2019ve got all those adverbs that describe entire phrases (not just single verbs or adjectives). They\u2019re quite common, and don\u2019t require any special endings.<\/p>\n

    Vi tager m\u00e5ske<\/em> hjem nu. <\/strong>(We\u2019ll maybe<\/em> go home now.)<\/p>\n

    Det er kun<\/em> for sjov.<\/strong> (It\u2019s only<\/em> for fun.)<\/p>\n

    Babyen ville ikke<\/em> sove.<\/strong> (The baby did not<\/em> want to sleep.)<\/p>\n

    Der er snart<\/em> weekend.<\/strong> (There\u2019ll be weekend soon<\/em>.)<\/p>\n

    Telefonen ringede igen<\/em> og igen. <\/strong>(The telephone rang again<\/em> and again.)<\/p>\n

    Det bliver sandsynligvis<\/em> en pige.<\/strong> (It\u2019ll probably<\/em> be a girl.)<\/p>\n

    For\u00e5ret er heldigvis<\/em> p\u00e5 vej.<\/strong> (Fortunately<\/em>, spring is on its way.)<\/p>\n

    Hvad vil du helst<\/em> have \u2013 karamel eller chokolade?<\/strong> (What would you preferably<\/em> have \u2013 caramel or chocolate?)<\/p>\n

    Jeg vil gerne<\/em> have en hund. <\/strong>(I\u2019d willingly<\/em> have a dog = I\u2019d like to have a dog.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

    Quick learners will quickly learn: Just as adjectives describe nouns (slow + learner) adverbs describe verbs (slowly + learn). In English, most adverbs take the ending -ly. In Danish, it\u2019s also relatively easy. (All right, as those word just showed, an adverb can also describe an adjective: relatively + hard\u2026) \ud83d\ude42 The rule of thumb…<\/p>\n

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