Pennsylvania Dutch Dialect - Adverbs
Adverbs in
Pennsylvania Dutch are
not troubled by cases and genders. Some examples are given below.- Common Adverbs - Opposites
- How?
- When?
- Where?
- To What Extent?
- Others
- Adverbs That Require Location Sense
Common Adverbs -
Opposites
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| aerscht |
first |
letscht |
last |
| do |
here |
datt |
there |
| immer |
always |
nie |
never |
| nau |
now |
noh |
then |
| nuff |
up |
nunner |
down |
| owwe |
above |
unner |
below, beneath |
| ya |
yes |
nee |
no |
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| schee |
nice(ly) |
| schnell |
quickly |
| wie |
how, as |
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| dann |
then, next |
| dernoh | after that |
| eblang | before long |
| geschder |
yesterday |
| gewehnlich |
usually |
| glei | immediately, right now |
| heit | today |
| iwwer | past (as in time) |
| marriye | tomorrow |
| nooch | after, according to |
| oweds | evenings |
| schunn(t) |
already |
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| datt |
there |
| do |
here |
| iwwerall(ich) | everywhere |
| owwe |
above |
| unne |
below, beneath |
Note- for there is/are (existence, not location), PG uses es gebt (it gives).
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| arrig |
very |
| gewehnlich | usually |
| immer |
always |
| nie |
never |
| nimmi | no longer, no more |
| noch | yet, still |
| oft | often |
| villeicht |
perhaps |
| yuscht |
just |
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| aa |
also, too |
| eegentlich |
actually |
| iwwerhaabt |
especially |
| net |
not |
| yo (compare with ya) |
yes (to a negative question) |
| zimmlich |
quite, rather, pretty good |
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| toward |
away |
here (close) |
there
(distant) |
|
| out (side) |
raus |
naus |
haus |
draus |
| in (side) |
rei |
nei |
hin |
drin |
| up |
ruff |
nuff |
howwe |
drowwe |
| down |
runner |
nunner |
hunne |
drunne |
| over |
riwwer |
niwwer |
hiwwe |
driwwe |
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