Grammatica - loco

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Adverbs
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10.7.7
-waarts
Comparable to English ‘-ward(s)’ and still productive:
bergopwaarts uphill
bergafwaarts downhill
stroomopwaarts upstream
stroomafwaarts downstream
huiswaarts home, homewards
stadwaarts towards the city
10.7.8
-weg
This is quite a common ending for making adverbs out of certain adjectives
and is still productive to a degree, particularly in the spoken language:
brutaalweg coolly, barefacedly
domweg (quite) simply
gewoonweg (quite) simply
kortweg in short
pakweg about, approximately, say
10.8
Adverbs of modality
Bijwoorden van modaliteit
These adverbs express the speaker’s orientation towards or confidence in
the statement being made.
10.8.1
Eens, even, maar, nou and toch are all so-called adverbs of modality, in
addition to the other grammatical functions some of them have. They add
a variety of subtle nuances to statements. They are tricky to master because
they seldom have any consistent, direct equivalent in English. They are
also used much more commonly in speech than in writing. The best way