verkeleg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from German wirklich. Compare to Danish virkelig and Swedish verklig.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²vɛrkəlɛɡ/, /²vɛrklɛ/
IPA^(key): /²vɛʃkəlɛ/ (Trøndelag)

Adjective

verkeleg (indefinite singular verkeleg, definite singular and plural verkelege, comparative verkelegare, indefinite superlative verkelegast, definite superlative verkelegaste)

real
Slike ting hender ikkje i det verkelege livet.
These things do not happen in real life.
true, genuine

Synonyms

(real): røynleg

Adverb

verkeleg

really
Dette var verkeleg gode nyhende.
This was really good news.

References

“verkeleg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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