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hjá prep /adv

A. prep (dat)
1. (við hliðina á) beside, with
sitja ~ e-m
sit beside sby
sofa ~ e-m
sleep with sby
2. (með) with, at
hún býr ~ systur sinni
she lives at her sister's
hann er ~ mér núna
he is at my place at the moment
barnið er ~ móður sinni
the child is with its mother
það er gaman~ þeim
they're fun
e-ð er vinsælt ~e-m
sth is popular with sby
gott ~þér!
well done!, congratulations!
3. (í samanburði við) compared with
ekki var það mikið ~ þessu
that was nothing compared to this
4.
það fer ekki ~ því
it is inevitable
B. adv
fara ~
go past
rétt ~
close by, just alongside
það líður ~
it'll go over
sitja ~
abstain from voting
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