Adverbs

stedsadverb

Place adverbs

Hjem or hjemme?

Hjem is used to indicate direction, specifying where you are going.

Example:

Hjemme is used to indicate location, specifying where you are or where an action takes place.

Example:

A group of place adverbs follow the same system.

Jeg drar hjem nå

Jeg tar bussen hjem

(I´m going home now)

(I´m taking the bus home)

Jeg er hjemme nå

Jeg jobber hjemme

(I´m home now)

(I work at home)

Direction

hjem

bort

ut

inn

opp

ned

hit

dit

home

away

out

in

up

down

here

there

Placement

hjemme

borte

ute

inne

oppe

nede

her

der

home

away

out

in

up

down

here

there

Manner adverbs

When you use an adjective to describe a verb or any kind of action, the adjective becomes a manner adverb. Then you add /t/ to the stem.

e.g. Hun løper veldig raskt. (She runs fast.)

(Here, you do not describe her, but how she runs).

Det er dyrt å bo i Norge. (It is expensive to live in Norway.)

(Here, you describe how it is to live in Norway - not the country itself.)

måtesadverb

langt lenge

Langt and lenge

Langt is used for distance, while lenge is used for time.

e.g.

Hvor langt er det fra Oslo til Roma?

Hvordan klarer du å løpe så langt?

Hvor lenge skal du være i Norge?

Jeg vil ikke vente så lenge.

(How far is it from Oslo to Rome?)

(How do you manage to run so far?)

(How long are you going to stay in Norway?)

(I don't want to wait that long.)

Positive

langt

lenge

Comparative

lenger

Superlative

lengst

Note that the comparative form of these adverbs differ slightly from the comparative form of the adjective 'lang' (i.e., lang - lengre - lengst).