-lega — making adverbs out of adjectives

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dearly, warmly (takk kærlega)
kærlega
Thank you very much for the help!
Takk kærlega fyrir hjálpina!
She thanks me warmly.
Hún þakkar mér kærlega.
extremely, really (colloquial)
rosalega
The food is extremely good.
Maturinn er rosalega góður.
It is extremely cold outside.
Það er rosalega kalt úti.
incredibly
ótrúlega
The library is incredibly big.
Bókasafnið er ótrúlega stórt.
She sings incredibly well.
Hún syngur ótrúlega vel.
reasonably, fairly well
sæmilega
I feel reasonably well today.
Mér líður sæmilega í dag.
He speaks Icelandic reasonably well.
Hann talar íslensku sæmilega.
of course, naturally
sjálfsagt
This is of course good.
Þetta er sjálfsagt gott.
Of course she comes later.
Sjálfsagt kemur hún seinna.
also, too (more formal than líka)
einnig
She speaks Icelandic and also English.
Hún talar íslensku og einnig ensku.
I also want coffee.
Ég vil einnig kaffi.

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