sjelden II homograph 2

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. ikke ofte;
   få ganger not often;
   on few occasions
   • jeg ser henne svært sjelden I very rarely see her
   • han klipper plenen sjeldnere he mows the lawn less often
   • den musikksjanger jeg sjeldnest hører på the music genre I listen to least often
2. brukt forsterkende (med eller uten -t): enestående, uvanlig used as an intensifier (with or without -t): exceptionally, unusually
   • hun var en sjelden pen dame she was an exceptionally pretty woman
   • dette var sjelden god mat this was unusually good food

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