No. 706 in Norwegian
ekstremt
Extremely.
In a sentence
Været i Norge kan være ekstremt kaldt om vinteren.
The weather in Norway can be extremely cold in the winter.
In this sentence, the word "ekstremt" is used as an adverb to intensify the adjective "kaldt" (cold), emphasizing the degree of the coldness experienced during Norwegian winters.
Det var en ekstremt spennende historie du fortalte!
That was an extremely exciting story you told!
Here, "ekstremt" serves as an adverb to describe the level of excitement of the story, enhancing the adjective "spennende" (exciting).
Han opptrådte med en ekstremt selvsikker holdning i møtet.
He behaved with an extremely confident attitude in the meeting.
In this sentence, "ekstremt" functions as an adverb modifying "selvsikker" (confident), indicating a very high degree of confidence.
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