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í prep /adv

A. prep (acc)
1. to
fara ~ búðir
go shopping
hjóla ~ vinnu
cycle to work
2. (um tíma/of time)
~ dag
today
~ sumar
this summer
~ gamla daga
in the old days
~ þann tíma
at that time
~ hvert sinn
every time
ég hef ekki séð hana ~ tvo daga
I have not seen her for two days
3. (ýmsir sagnliðir/various verb phrases)
kippa öllu ~ lag
put everything to rights
komast ~ samband við e-n
get in touch with sby
líta ~ bók
look at a book
taka e-ð upp ~ skuld
take sth as part payment for a debt
glugga ~ auglýsingar
glance through the ads
B. prep (dat)
1. (um stað/of place) in
bréf ~ umslagi
letter in an envelope
húsið er ~ Kópavogi
the house is in Kópavogur
hún er ~ nýrri peysu
she is wearing a new jersey
2. (um tíma/of time)
~ fyrstu
at first
~ upphafi
in the beginning
~ bili
for the moment
~ vikunni
this week
~ framtíðinni
in the future
3. (um ástand/of situation)
~ góðu veðri
in good weather
hann sagði það ~ svefni
he said it in his sleep
hafa mann ~ vinnu
have sby working for one
allt ~ lagi!
all right!
4. (atviksliðir/adverbial phrases)
borga ~ peningum
pay in cash
~ samræmi við e-ð
in accordance with sth
~ góðu skyni
with good intent
~ jólagjöf
as a Christmas present
C. adv
fara ~
get dressed
gefa ~
accelerate
sökkva ~
sink

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