svona
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsvɔːna/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈsɔːna/
- Rhymes: -ɔːna
Adverb
svona (not comparable)
- thus, like this
- Til þess að hitta í körfuna verðurðu að kasta boltanum svona.
- To hit the basket you have to throw the ball like this.
- to this degree; this
- Ég vissi ekki að þú værir svona góður!
- I didn’t know you were this good!
- (colloquial) approximately, about, like
- Ég fór síðast í bíó fyrir svona mánuði.
- The last time I went to the movies was like a month ago.
Coordinate terms
Adjective
svona (not comparable)
- like this, such
- Það er eitthvað að svona fólki.
- There’s something wrong with people like this.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- svona, svona (“there, there”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- svånå (dialectal, Dovre)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²svoːna/
Verb
svona (present tense svonar, past tense svona, past participle svona, passive infinitive svonast, present participle svonande, imperative svona/svon)
Related terms
- Svone (Svånå) (a river in Lesja, Dovre and Oppdal)
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