How Adverbs are Formed

An adverb describes a verb, whereas an adjective describes a noun or a pronoun. We form an adverb by using the neuter form of an adjective.

Many adverbs are derived from adjectives by adding a -t to the singular form. In many cases, this means it is identical to the neuter gender singular form of the adjective.

In Norwegian we have 5 adverb groups:

• Tidsadverb: Explains when something happens. (alltid, da, før, tidlig, ofte, ennå, lenge, etterpå, deretter)
• Måtesadverb: The way something is done. (annerledes, bra, fort, ille, sakte, slik, sånn)
• Stedsadverb: Describes where something is going or where something goes. ( hit, dit, her, der, inn, inne, bort, borte, fram, framme, opp, oppe, ut, ute)
• Gradsadverb: describes the degree of something. As in how much or little of the specific verb. (Aller, altfor, desidert, enda, ganske, helt, høyst, knapt, litt, middels, mye, nesten, noenlunde, nokså, omtrent, så, svært, særdeles, temmelig, uhyre, veldig)
• Setningsadverb: Can be used to change the meaning of the sentence. (ikke, aldri, alltid, ofte, også, helle)