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Adverbs of Manner and Degreevel -- well; illa -- badly; þannig -- thus; hvernig -- how; svona -- thus; svo -- so; mjög -- very; alveg -- quite. Adverbs of Cause hversvegna -- why; þessvegna -- therefore. Adverbs of Adversity þö -- however; samt -- yet; þar á möt/i -- on the other hand; annars -- or else, otherwise. Affirmative Adverbs já, jú -- yes (jú is used to deny negative statements or questions); sannlega, sannarlega -- indeed, really; vissulega, vist -- certainly; raundar, raunar -- really. Negative Adverbs nei -- no; ekki, eigi -- not.
Numbers
Numerals
Einn (One) Singular M F N N einn ein eittA einn einna eittD einum einni einuG eins einnar eins Plural M F N N einir einar einA eina einar einD einum einum einumG einna einna einnaNote: Einn may also be declined like a weak adjective: hinn eini, hin eina, hið eina, etc. Tveir (Two) M F N N tveir tvær tvöA tvo tvær tvöD tveim/ur tveim/ur tveim/urG tveggja tveggja tveggjaÞír (Three) M F N N þrír þrjár þrjúA þrjá þrjár þrjúD þrem/ur þrem/ur þrem/urG þriggja þriggja þriggjaFjórir (Four) M F N N fjórir fjórar fjögurA fjóra fjórar fjögurD fjórum fjórum fjórumG fjögra fjögra fjögraHundrað (a hundred), Þúsund (a thousand), and Milljón (a million)
Ordinal Numbers All Ordinal Numbers except Annar are declined as weak adjectives. Declension of Annar(the second, the other) Singular M F N N annar önnur annaðA annan aðra annaðD öðrum annarri öðruG annars annarrar annars Plural M F N N aðrir aðrar önnurA aðra aðrar önnurD öðrum öðrum öðrumG annarrar annarra annarraFractions Nouns denoting fractions are formed, in general, by replacing the -i ending of the ordinal number with -ungur. Half is the exception. So, þriðji gives þriðjungur.
Adjectives are formed from the numerals by adding -faldur (-fold). E.g. einfaldur - single; tvöfaldur - double, etc. Some examples of quantities involving fractions:
Group Numerals Group numerals refer to things associated in twos, threes, etc. Examples of such words include:
These words are declined like adjectives, e.g.: einir sokkar - a pair of socks; tvennir skór - two pairs of shoes. Numeral Nouns These are akin to the English couple, dozen, score, etc., signifying certain quantities. Most are feminine in gender.
To multiply, the word sinn is used: eitt sinn, tveim sinnum, and so on. Note the terms tvisvar (twice) and þrisvar (thrice). Date: 2016-01-03; view: 1093
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