Appendix:Swedish adverbs
- See also Category:Swedish adverbs
Note This is a reference page that is meant to contain all possible Swedish adverbs whether common, rare, dialectal, archaic or teoretical. Learners of Swedish are strongly recommend to see the respective pages for accurate information about current and recommended usage.
Adverbs of cause
[edit]Answers the question varför? "why?".
| Swedish | English |
|---|---|
| därav | thence |
| därför | hence, so, therefore |
| därför att | because |
| härav | hence |
Adverbs of comment
[edit]Provides a comment, or opinion about a situation.
| Swedish | English |
|---|---|
| lyckligtvis | fortunately, luckily |
Adverbs of degree
[edit]Answers the question hur mycket/många? "how much/many?".
| Swedish | English |
|---|---|
| mycken | much |
| mycket | much |
Adverbs of direction
[edit]- See also #Adverbs of location
Answers the question varifrån/vart? "where from/to?".
| Swedish | English |
|---|---|
| nordvart | northward, northwards |
| norrut | northward, northwards |
Adverbs of frequency
[edit]Answers the question hur ofta? "how often?".
Adverbs of location
[edit]- See also #Adverbs of direction
Answers the question var? "where?".
| Swedish | English |
|---|---|
| norråt | northward/northwards |
Adverbs of manner
[edit]Answers the question hur? "how?".
| Swedish | English |
|---|---|
| dåligt | badly, poorly |
| snabbt | quickly |
Adverbs of sequence
[edit]Sequences events in time.
| Swedish | English |
|---|---|
| därnäst | next |
| därpå | after that, afterwards, subsequently, then |
| efteråt | afterwards |
| först | first |
| sedan | after that, afterwards, later, later on, then |
| sedermera | afterwards, later on |
Adverbs of time
[edit]- See also #Adverbs of frequency
- See also #Adverbs of sequence
Answers the question när? "when?".
| Swedish | English |
|---|---|
| i förfjol | year before last |
| i fjol | last year |
| igår | yesterday |
| i morse | this morning |
| idag | today |
| i morgon bitti | tomorrow morning |
| imorgon | tomorrow |
| imorron | tomorrow |
Interrogative adverbs
[edit]| Swedish | English |
|---|---|
| hur | how |
| när | when |
| var | where |
| varifrån | whence, where from |
| vart | whither, where to |
| varthän | whither, where to |
| varför | why |
Introductory adverbs
[edit]| Swedish | English |
|---|---|
| där | there |
| här | here |
Relative adverbs
[edit]| Swedish | English |
|---|---|
| dit | where |
| där | there |
| varefter | whereupon |
| vari | in which |