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særs

adverbadverb

exceptionally, extremely · special, distinctive

EtymologyOpphav

opprinnelig genitiv av særodd, peculiar · grumpy, hard to please originally a genitive of særodd, peculiar · grumpy, hard to please

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. usedvanligexceptional, extraordinary · exceptionally, remarkably (as an intensifier) exceptionallyusedvanlig
    • avlingen var særs bra i år the harvest was exceptionally good this year
    • være særs uheldig to be extremely unlucky
  2. brukt som adjektiv: spesiell, særmerkt used as an adjective: special, distinctive
    • det var alltid noe særs med dem there was always something special about them

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

særs godt om eldre forhold: beste skolekarakter;
forkortet Sg
in former times: the highest school mark;
abbreviated Sg