No. 480 in Norwegian
plutselig
"Plutselig" means "suddenly" in English.
In a sentence
Plutselig begynte det å regne kraftig.
Suddenly, it started raining heavily.
Here, 'plutselig' is an adverb introducing an unexpected event.
Hennes plutselige avgjørelse overrasket alle.
Her sudden decision surprised everyone.
In this sentence, 'plutselige' is an adjective modifying 'avgjørelse', describing its unexpected nature.
Han reagerte plutselig da han hørte nyheten.
He reacted suddenly when he heard the news.
Here, 'plutselig' functions as an adverb to describe the manner of the reaction.
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