All Nordic languages: position of adverbs (manner-place-time)

[Nino83]

Hello everyone.

Excuse me if I write in English but I don't speak Northern Germanic languages.

I read on a book that the usual, neutral, word order of adverbs is manner-place-time, but I'm not sure about it. Can you confirm this?

Are correct these sentences?

(he goes to Stockholm by car today)
hann fer með bili til Stokkhólms í dag
han går med bil till Stockholm idag
han går med bil til Stockholm idag

(I bring the book to your house by car today)
ég færi bókina með bili til þíns húss í dag
jag bringar boken med bil till din hus idag
jeg bringer boken med bil til din hus idag

Thank you!

 

[myšlenka]

I read on a book that the usual, neutral, word order of adverbs is manner-place-time, but I'm not sure about it. Can you confirm this?

Grammar and vocabulary aside, yes this is the neutral word order.

 

[Nino83]

Thank you, myšlenka.
What do you mean with "grammar and vocabulary aside"?

 

[myšlenka]

What do you mean with "grammar and vocabulary aside"?

I meant that the word order in itself is correct. The actual choice of words in your two examples is a different story, but that was not the issue.

 

[Nino83]

Ah, you're speaking about the sentences (it was not clear from your quote).
Thanks

 

[vthebee]

I meant that the word order in itself is correct. The actual choice of words in your two examples is a different story, but that was not the issue.

If I am allowed to ask this question in this thread, what word choices would you have replaced?
Å reise instead of å gå?
Takk

 

[Nino83]

And maybe I should have put the definite article in "med bil(en)".

 

[myšlenka]

If I am allowed to ask this question in this thread, what word choices would you have replaced?
Å reise instead of å gå?
Takk

I can only speak for Norwegian (which is the one you probably are interested in).
Han kjører til Stockholm i dag.

As for the second sentence, it depends on the context but, in general I'd skip the by-phrase and replace bringe with levere/ta med alongside other changes.

 

[Nino83]

I can only speak for Norwegian

And, in general, for "by car", "with my car", "with the car", can I use both "med bil", "med min bil" and "med bilen"?

 

[myšlenka]

And, in general, for "by car", "with my car", "with the car", can I use both "med bil", "med min bil" and "med bilen"?

Or even med bilen min, depending on the context.

 

[Nino83]

Or even med bilen min, depending on the context.

If the context is similar to that of the sentence, for example "he arrived here by car", it's better to say "hon ankom her med bil" or "med bilen"?

 

[raumar]

"Han kom hit med bil" is better in that case. If you write "med bilen", it means that he arrived in a specific car.

By the way, "han går med bil" (from your first post) means "he walks by car".

 

[Nino83]

"Han kom hit med bil" is better in that case. If you write "med bilen", it means that he arrived in a specific car.

By the way, "han går med bil" (from your first post) means "he walks by car".

Thank you, raumar.
Yes, about "gå" I was told the same thing in a similar topic in the German forum.
I didn't use the verb "drive" because I wanted to put three different adverbs (manner, place, time) in the same sentence and I picked up the first verb in the dictionary but with that verb the sentence doesn't make sense.