Questions & Answers about Jeg føler sterkt at planen er viktig.
In Jeg føler sterkt at planen er viktig, sterkt is an adverb, not an adjective.
- sterk = adjective form, used with nouns:
- en sterk mann – a strong man
- en sterk plan – a strong plan
- sterkt = adverb form, used to modify verbs, adjectives, or whole clauses:
- Jeg føler sterkt – I feel strongly
- Jeg tviler sterkt – I strongly doubt
Here, sterkt modifies the verb føler (feel), so you must use the adverb form sterkt.
Using sterk would sound ungrammatical to a native speaker in this context.
Norwegian word order is stricter than English. The natural, neutral position for sterkt here is right after the verb:
- Jeg føler sterkt at planen er viktig. ✔ (normal)
These versions are either unnatural or wrong:
- Jeg sterkt føler at planen er viktig. ✖ (sounds very odd)
- Jeg føler at planen er sterkt viktig. ✖ (unusual and changes meaning; sterkt viktig would be “very important,” not “feel strongly”)
- Jeg føler at planen er viktig sterkt. ✖ (ungrammatical)
So in this sentence, keep sterkt right after føler.