No. 877 in Danish
alvorlige
Serious.
In a sentence
De havde en alvorlig samtale.
They had a serious conversation.
Here, 'alvorlig' modifies the noun 'samtale' (conversation), indicating its nature as serious and of importance.
Han har nogle alvorlige symptomer.
He has some serious symptoms.
In this sentence, 'alvorlige' is used as an adjective describing 'symptomer' (symptoms), meaning that they are significant or severe.
Problemerne var meget alvorlige og krævede øjeblikkelig handling.
The problems were very serious and required immediate action.
This illustrates 'alvorlige' as an adjective describing 'problemerne' (the problems), emphasizing their seriousness requiring urgent intervention.
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