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helt

adverb

completely, quite, all the way

Learn “helt” in Ordkort

In simple Norwegian

et ord som betyr fullt og helt, uten at noe mangler

Examples

  • Jeg er helt enig.I completely agree.
  • Det er helt greit.That’s quite all right.
  • Hun gikk helt til stasjonen.She walked all the way to the station.
  • Glasset er helt tomt.The glass is completely empty.
  • Jeg har ikke helt forstått.I haven’t quite understood.
  • Det var en helt vanlig dag.It was a perfectly ordinary day.

Useful phrases

  • helt sikker absolutely sure
  • helt greit fine, no problem
  • ikke helt not quite
  • helt ny brand new

Good to know

Helt is the adverb from hel (whole) and makes an adjective stronger: helt ny, helt riktig, helt umulig. Ikke helt softens a criticism politely: Det er ikke helt riktig. Helt greit is the relaxed Norwegian “no problem”. Don’t mix it up with en helt — a hero.