2við prep /adv
A. prep (acc)
1. (um samskipti manna/of human relations) with, to, at
viðskipti ~ e-n
business with sby
loforð ~ e-n
promise to sby
vera góður ~ e-n
be good to sby
hræddur ~ e-n
frightened of sby
reiður ~ e-n
mad at sby, angry with sby
halda ~ e-n
have an affair with sby
tala/spjalla ~ e-n
talk/chat with sby
spjall mitt ~ blaðamenn
my conversation with journalists
ræða ~ e-n
discuss with sby
semja ~ e-n
negotiate with sby
2. (um staðsetningu/of position) at, by, alongside
~ matarborð
at table
~ gluggann
at the window
vinna ~ höfnina
work at the harbor/(UK) harbour
sitja ~ stýrið
sit at the wheel
setjast ~ skrifborðið
sit down at the desk
hann er ~ rúmið
he is bedridden
hann stendur ~ rúmið
he is standing by the bed
byggja skúr ~ húsið
build a shed up against the house
það er ~ Skúlagötu
it's on Skúlagata
~ ströndina
by the shore
Neskaupstaður er ~ Norðfjörð
Neskaupstaður is in Norðfjörður
hafa e-ð ~ höndina
have sth on hand
3. (í sambandi við störf/of occupation) at, with
læra ~ háskólann
study at the university
vera ~ nám
study
vinna ~ e-ð
work at sth
vera önnum kafinn ~ aukastörf
be snowed under/down with extra jobs
4. phrases
mér er illa ~ þetta
I don't like this
ótti ~ myrkrið
fear of the dark
á borð ~ e-ð
comparable to sth
í samanburði ~
in comparison with
~ tækifæri
when the opportunity strikes/turns up, another time
~ góða heilsu
in good health
~ góðar aðstæður
under good conditions, in favorable/(UK) favourable circumstances
~ betra tóm
when there's more time
kannast ~ e-ð
1) be familiar with sth, be acquainted with sth
2) acknowledge sth
B. prep (dat)
1. (um ýmis sambönd/of various relations) to, at, against, for
svar ~ bréfi
answer to a letter
meðal ~ höfuðverk
medicine for a headache
~ góðu verði
at a good price
ráð ~ e-u
remedy for sth
2. (ýmsir sagnliðir/various verb phrases)
vera búinn ~ e-u
be prepared for sth
ég get ekki ~ þessu gert
I can't do anything about this
hafa ~ e-m
be able to keep up with sby
mér býður ~ e-u
sth disgusts me
segja já ~ e-u
agree to sth
sporna ~ e-u
try/seek to prevent sth
taka ~ e-u
receive sth
C. adv
bera e-ð ~
attempt sth
bíddu ~!
wait a minute! one moment!
bæta e-u ~
add sth
er hún ~?
is she in?
líta ~
look back
niður á ~
down, downvards
talast ~
talk with one another
upp á ~
up, upward(s)
~ og ~
now and then, once in a while, occasionally
þetta á vel ~
that fits well here, this is appropriate/fitting
það er þarna rétt ~
it's just alongside
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