We can say that an “adverb” is some additional information to a verb.
Difference between an adjective and an adverb
An adjective gives more information about a noun (or a pronoun) while an adverb gives more information about a verb. The below examples should make things more clearer.
| Norwegian | English | Explanation |
| Huset er pent. | The house is beautiful. | Here pent tells something about the house(noun).
So it is an adjective. |
| Hun skriver pent. | She writes beautifully. | Here pent tells something about the way of writing(verb).
So it is an adverb. |
As you can see in the above explanation, an adverb in Norwegian can be made from the intetkjønn form of an adjective.
Below are a few examples of sentences using adverbs.
| Norwegian | English |
| Hun skriver stygt. | She writes ugly. |
| Hun skriver sjelden. | She seldom writes. |
| Han går fort. | He goes fast. |
| Han går sakte. | He goes slow. |
| De hopper høyt. | They hop high. |
| Hun skriver ikke. | She does not write. |
| Hun synger dårlig. | She sings badly. |
| Han kommer sikkert. | He will surely come. |
Thanks. I should note that adverbs also tell us something about the whole sentence.