To describe how someone performs an action—like dancing "wildly" or singing "powerfully"—you use an adverb of manner. Let's set the stage for the talent show audition:
| The audition for the talent show is starting now. | Áheyrnarprufan fyrir hæfileikakeppnina byrjar núna. |
Forming Adverbs from Adjectives
In Icelandic, forming an adverb of manner is simple: just use the neuter singular form of the adjective.
- hár (loud) → hátt (loudly)
- villtur (wild) → villt (wildly)
- kraftmikill (powerful) → kraftmikið (powerfully)
- falskur (out of tune) → falskt (out of tune)
Playing Instruments (spila á)
To say you are playing an instrument, Icelandic uses að spila á (to play on). Let's see this combined with our new adverbs modifying the verb:
| I hear the boy playing the drum loudly. | Ég heyri strákinn spila hátt á trommuna. |
| The woman plays the violin wildly, but the man plays the keyboard. | Konan spilar villt á fiðluna en maðurinn spilar á hljómborðið. |
Adverbs in Action
Here are more examples of performers singing and dancing:
| One dances powerfully, but another hits the drum. | Einn dansar kraftmikið en annar slær trommuna. |
| Someone is singing out of tune in the audition. | Einhver syngur falskt í áheyrnarprufunni. |
| We need to sing powerfully for the talent show. | Við þurfum að syngja kraftmikið fyrir hæfileikakeppnina. |
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