No. 991 in Norwegian
beskjeden
Modest or humble.
In a sentence
Han er veldig beskjeden og liker ikke mye oppmerksomhet.
He is very modest and does not like much attention.
In this sentence, 'beskjeden' means 'modest', referring to a personality trait of being humble.
Vi fikk bare en beskjeden suksess med vår nye bok.
We achieved only a modest success with our new book.
Here, 'beskjeden' describes the extent of success of the book, meaning 'moderate or not large' in scale.
Kan jeg få gi deg en beskjeden oppmerksomhet som takk?
Can I give you a modest token of appreciation as thanks?
This usage of 'beskjeden' indicates something small or reserved, referring to the nature of the token of appreciation.
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