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svona.

thus, like this

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

adv[ˈsvɔːna][ˈsɔːna]

  1. thus, like this

    not-comparable
    Til þess að hitta í körfuna verðurðu að kasta boltanum svona.

  2. to this degree; this

    not-comparable
    Ég vissi ekki að þú værir svona góður!

  3. approximately, about, like

    colloquial · not-comparable
    Ég fór síðast í bíó fyrir svona mánuði.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse svána. Composed of svo (“so, thus”) + -na (proximal suffix).

adj[ˈsvɔːna][ˈsɔːna]

  1. like this, such

    indeclinable
    Það er eitthvað að svona fólki.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse svána. Composed of svo (“so, thus”) + -na (proximal suffix).

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