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Time & Frequency Adverbs

Time and frequency adverbs: alltaf, oft, stundum, sjaldan, aldrei, núna, í dag, á morgun

Learning Goal

Can use common time and frequency adverbs with correct placement

Exam Skills:VISC-A1

Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

Ég fer alltaf í sund á mánudögum.

I always go swimming on Mondays.

Í dag er fallegt veður.

Today is beautiful weather.

Hún kemur sjaldan of seint.

She rarely comes too late.

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

Íslensk tíma- og tíðniatviksorð:

TíðniAtviksorðMerking
100%alltafalways
90%næstum alltafalmost always
75%oftoften
50%stundumsometimes
25%sjaldanrarely
0%aldreinever
TímiMerking
núnanow
í dagtoday
í gæryesterday
á morguntomorrow
í kvöldtonight
í morgunthis morning
alltafalways

Staðsetning: Atviksorð koma yfirleitt á eftir sagnorðinu: Ég fer oft í sund. Þegar þau standa á fyrsta sæti, gildir V2: Oft fer ég í sund.

Confusing á morgun (tomorrow) with í morgun (this morning). Placing adverbs before the verb when not in first position. 🇬🇧 English speakers: English adverb placement is flexible but different — 'I often go' vs Icelandic 'Ég fer oft'. Post-verbal preferred.

Ég fer alltaf í sund á mánudögum.

I always go swimming on Mondays.

Alltaf after verb. Mánudögum = Mondays (dative plural).

Í dag er fallegt veður.

Today is beautiful weather.

Í dag (today) in first position triggers V2.

Hún kemur sjaldan of seint.

She rarely comes too late.

Sjaldan = rarely, after verb.

Practice in course

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