Dalecarlian adverbs of comment and cause
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Adverbs of comment are mostly used, when making up our minds, when we agree or diagree.
Examples:
allt (= really, indeed),
þ[oslash´] (= even); "Hoñ kógeð itti â mig þ[oslash´]" (= "She didn't even look at me"),
þessbettera (= fortunately),
þessverra (= unfortunately),
entili (= really, finally),
ferþ[oslash´] (= because),
ful; "Han kumb ful" (= "I suppose he'll come"),
ikki (= not),
inti (= not),
itti (= not),
itti alls (= not at all),
itti heldr [it`Ell´dE] (= nor, neither),
ju (= [surely, of course]); "Ið vitið ju" (= "You know [of course]"),
kanhenda (= really, for sure),
núg (= [probably, all right]); "Þeir fårå núg" (= "They will go [all right]"),
sagta (= [in fact, all right, honestly]); "Ig vil sagta hjápa þig" (= "I will help you [all right]"),
tróli (= probably),
undirli núg; "Han garði undirli núg intið" (= "The funny thing was that he didn't do anything"),
Notes about how to use the negations
(1): The negation ikki is used - and only used - in the beginning and in the end of a phrase, while
inti and itti are never used in the beginning and in the end of a phrase. The negation inti
is preferably used when the negation is preceded by a word ending with a vowel, and then it is pronunced [nt].
Examples:<p>
* Ikki ir heð ful kunungen? (= It isn't the king, is it?),
* Heð ir ful itti kunungen? (= It isn't the king, is it?),
* Kunungen kumb ikki (= The king won't come),
* Hafi inti brátt! [A'vint`bro:tt] (= Don't be in a hurry!),<p>
(2): A rather amusing fact about Dalecarlian is that it often uses triple negations such as:
Ikki var þú inti min henner ikki?
(= You weren't together with her, were you?)
This phenomenon is probably, somehow, related to (1) above.
