No. 423 in Swedish

alldeles

Completely; entirely; very.

In a sentence

Det är alldeles för varmt här inne.
It's far too hot in here.
"Alldeles" is used here to emphasize "för varmt" meaning "far too hot."
Jag vaknade alldeles för tidigt i morse.
I woke up way too early this morning.
"Alldeles" intensifies "för tidigt," implying a level of undesirability.
Himlen var alldeles blå och klar.
The sky was completely blue and clear.
Here, "alldeles" means "completely" or "entirely," modifying the descriptive quality of the sky.

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