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tilfeldigvis

adverbadverb

by chance · as it happens

EtymologyOpphav

av tilfeldigrandom · chance, coincidental · casual, occasional og -vis-ly · in -s, by -s (in pairs, in stages) from tilfeldigrandom · chance, coincidental · casual, occasional and -vis-ly · in -s, by -s (in pairs, in stages)

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. ved et tilfelle (2)chance;
    på en tilfeldig måte
    by chancetilfelle (2);
    in a random fashion
    • jeg traff henne tilfeldigvis i går I happened to run into her yesterday
  2. brukt i spørsmål for å bagatellisere innholdet used in questions to play down what is being asked
    • du har ikke tilfeldigvis noen kroner til overs? you wouldn't happen to have a few kroner to spare?