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af prep /adv

A. prep (dat)
1. (um hreyfingu/of motion) from, off
fara ~ stað
set off
koma ~ fundi
come from a meeting
taka ~ sér skóna
take one's shoes off
2. (um tíma/of time) after
hver ~ öðrum
one after the other
3. (um ástæðu/of causes) because of, from
gera e-ð ~ skyldurækni
do sth from a sense of duty
~ hverju?
why?
~ því, ~ því að
because
gera e-ð ~ æðruleysi~ því að
do sth with stoic calm
4. (um geranda/of agent) by
bókin er samin ~ honum
the book is written by him
5. (tilheyrandi/pertaining to, deriving from)
hluti ~ þessu
part of this
kominn ~ góðu fólki
of good family
kaupa e-ð ~ e-m
buy sth from sby
6. phrases
~ ásettu ráði
deliberately
~ öllu afli
with all one's strength
B. adv
segja ~ eða á
say yes or no
það er ~ og frá
it is completely impossible
talinn ~
given up for dead
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