Adverbs of Manner in Icelandic grammar form an integral part of sentence construction, portraying the manner or way in which an action is undertaken. They can describe how, why, or to what extent an action is performed. In Icelandic, many adverbs of manner end in “-lega”, similar to the English “-ly”.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct adverbs of manner
1. Eg borưa fisk *mjƶg* (very) oft.
2. HĆŗn er *reglulega* (regularly) Ć” rƦstingjum.
3. Ćau lĆta *rarely* (sjaldan) sĆ½ningar.
4. Skoưaưu *nƔkvƦmlega* (precisely) kortiư.
5. Hann les bĆ³kina *fljĆ³tt* (quickly).
6. HĆŗn hljĆ³p *ƶrugglega* (surely) Ć skĆ³ginn.
7. Ćau eru *trĆŗlega* (probably) aĆ° seinka.
8. Viư erum *tƶluvert* (quite) sein.
9. HĆŗn skrifaĆ°i *skiljanlega* (understandably) um mĆ”liĆ°.
10. Hann er *nĆ”ttĆŗrulega* (naturally) mjƶg spenntur.
11. Ćau talaĆ°u *skyndilega* (suddenly) mikiĆ° Ć sĆmanum.
12. ViĆ° borĆ°uĆ°um *gleĆ°ilega* (happily) settuna.
13. Hƶfum *auưvitaư* (of course) ekki fengiư frekari frƩttir.
14. HĆŗn er *alltaf* (always) meĆ° gĆ³Ć° hugmynd.
15. Hann er *aldrei* (never) meĆ° gĆ³Ć°an hugmynd.
2. HĆŗn er *reglulega* (regularly) Ć” rƦstingjum.
3. Ćau lĆta *rarely* (sjaldan) sĆ½ningar.
4. Skoưaưu *nƔkvƦmlega* (precisely) kortiư.
5. Hann les bĆ³kina *fljĆ³tt* (quickly).
6. HĆŗn hljĆ³p *ƶrugglega* (surely) Ć skĆ³ginn.
7. Ćau eru *trĆŗlega* (probably) aĆ° seinka.
8. Viư erum *tƶluvert* (quite) sein.
9. HĆŗn skrifaĆ°i *skiljanlega* (understandably) um mĆ”liĆ°.
10. Hann er *nĆ”ttĆŗrulega* (naturally) mjƶg spenntur.
11. Ćau talaĆ°u *skyndilega* (suddenly) mikiĆ° Ć sĆmanum.
12. ViĆ° borĆ°uĆ°um *gleĆ°ilega* (happily) settuna.
13. Hƶfum *auưvitaư* (of course) ekki fengiư frekari frƩttir.
14. HĆŗn er *alltaf* (always) meĆ° gĆ³Ć° hugmynd.
15. Hann er *aldrei* (never) meĆ° gĆ³Ć°an hugmynd.
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct adverbs of manner
1. HĆŗn syngur *vel* (well).
2. Hann lƦtur *sterklega* (strongly) Ɣ sƩr krƦla.
3. ViĆ° tƶluĆ°um *lĆtillega* (little) um hana.
4. HĆŗn horfir *vandlega* (carefully) Ć” tƶlvuna.
5. HĆŗn gekk *beint* (straight) Ć hĆŗs.
6. ViĆ° vorum *glatt* (gladly) Ć bĆ³kasafninu.
7. ĆaĆ° rĆŗstaĆ°i *hamingjusƶm* (joyfully) jĆ³lunum.
8. HĆŗn er *Ʀtti* (supposedly) aĆ° mƦta snemma.
9. Hann les *oft* (often) Ć bĆ³kasafninu.
10. HĆŗn hlustaĆ°i *aldrei* (never) Ć” tĆ³nlist Ć bĆlnum.
11. Ćau biĆ°ja *alltaf* (always) um meira.
12. Hann kom *Ć³vƦnt* (unexpectedly) aĆ°.
13. HĆŗn er *gleĆ°ilega* (cheerfully) aĆ° lƦra.
14. HĆŗn hljĆ³p *fljĆ³tt* (swiftly) um allt.
15. Ćau eru *klĆ”rlega* (clearly) aĆ° njĆ³ta dagsins.
2. Hann lƦtur *sterklega* (strongly) Ɣ sƩr krƦla.
3. ViĆ° tƶluĆ°um *lĆtillega* (little) um hana.
4. HĆŗn horfir *vandlega* (carefully) Ć” tƶlvuna.
5. HĆŗn gekk *beint* (straight) Ć hĆŗs.
6. ViĆ° vorum *glatt* (gladly) Ć bĆ³kasafninu.
7. ĆaĆ° rĆŗstaĆ°i *hamingjusƶm* (joyfully) jĆ³lunum.
8. HĆŗn er *Ʀtti* (supposedly) aĆ° mƦta snemma.
9. Hann les *oft* (often) Ć bĆ³kasafninu.
10. HĆŗn hlustaĆ°i *aldrei* (never) Ć” tĆ³nlist Ć bĆlnum.
11. Ćau biĆ°ja *alltaf* (always) um meira.
12. Hann kom *Ć³vƦnt* (unexpectedly) aĆ°.
13. HĆŗn er *gleĆ°ilega* (cheerfully) aĆ° lƦra.
14. HĆŗn hljĆ³p *fljĆ³tt* (swiftly) um allt.
15. Ćau eru *klĆ”rlega* (clearly) aĆ° njĆ³ta dagsins.