svona

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse svána. Composed of svo (“so, thus”) +‎ -na (proximal suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsvɔːna/
(colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔːna/
Rhymes: -ɔːna

Adverb

svona (not comparable)

thus, like this

Til þess að hitta í körfuna verðurðu að kasta boltanum svona.
To hit the basket you have to throw the ball like this.
to this degree; this

Ég vissi ekki að þú værir svona góður!
I didn’t know you were this good!
(colloquial) approximately, about, like

Ég fór síðast í bíó fyrir svona mánuði.
The last time I went to the movies was like a month ago.

Coordinate terms

(like this): þannig (“like that”), svoleiðis (“like that”)
(to this degree): svo (“so, to such a degree”), það (“to that degree”)

Adjective

svona (not comparable)

like this, such

Það er eitthvað að svona fólki.
There’s something wrong with people like this.

Coordinate terms

(like this): slíkur (“such, like that”), þannig (“like that”), svoleiðis (“like that”)

Derived terms

svona, svona (“there, there”)

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