No. 376 in Danish
tidligt
"Early."
In a sentence
Jeg vågnede tidligt om morgenen.
I woke up early in the morning.
'Tidligt' is used as an adverb modifying when the action of waking up took place.
Han kommer altid hjem tidligt fra arbejde.
He always comes home early from work.
'Tidligt' is used as an adverb describing the time of returning home.
Vi blev færdige med opgaven tidligt og havde ekstra tid.
We finished the task early and had extra time.
'Tidligt' describes the time of completion of the task, conveying that it was done sooner than expected.
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