No. 364 in Norwegian
alvorlig
Serious.
In a sentence
Hun er alvorlig syk.
She is seriously ill.
Here, 'alvorlig' is used as an adjective to describe the seriousness of her illness.
Det var en alvorlig samtale.
It was a serious conversation.
In this context, 'alvorlig' modifies the noun 'samtale' to indicate the conversation's somber or serious nature.
Han tok situasjonen alvorlig.
He took the situation seriously.
'Alvorlig' here functions as an adverb, describing how he approached the situation.
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