No. 386 in Norwegian
allerede
Already.
In a sentence
Jeg har allerede gjort leksene mine.
I have already done my homework.
Here, 'allerede' is used as an adverb to indicate that the action described by the verb ('done') occurred prior to the present moment.
Butikken er allerede stengt.
The store is already closed.
In this context, 'allerede' emphasizes that the state of the store being closed has begun and is true even at this point in time.
Han kom allerede for en time siden.
He arrived already an hour ago.
Here, 'allerede' is used to stress that the action of 'arriving' had occurred earlier than what might have been anticipated.
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