No. 3,381 in Swedish
avsevärt
Significantly.
In a sentence
Temperaturen har sjunkit avsevärt sedan igår.
The temperature has dropped significantly since yesterday.
Here, 'avsevärt' is used as an adverb to describe the significant extent of the temperature drop.
Hans prestation på jobbet har förbättrats avsevärt efter utbildningen.
His performance at work has improved considerably after the training.
In this sentence, 'avsevärt' conveys the extent of improvement, again functioning as an adverb.
Det är avsevärt viktigare att förstå konceptet än att memorera fakta.
It is significantly more important to understand the concept than to memorize facts.
Here, 'avsevärt' modifies the adjective 'viktigare' to indicate the level of importance more precisely.
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