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Usages of þar
Húsið er þar.
The house is there.
Bíllinn er þar.
The car is there.
Kötturinn er þar.
The cat is there.
Vinurinn er þar.
The friend is there.
Skólinn er þar.
The school is there.
Þér megið sitja þar inni.
You (polite) may sit in there.
Hótelið er rólegt á veturna þegar engir ferðamenn eru þar.
The hotel is quiet in the winters when no tourists are there.
Hún flutti í sveitina í sumar og er mjög ánægð þar.
She moved to the countryside this summer and is very happy there.
Lykillinn hlýtur að vera í geymslunni, því ég setti hann þar í gær.
The key must be in the storage room, because I put it there yesterday.
Við setjum pottaplöntuna í gluggakistuna, þar sem hún fær þar meiri sól.
We put the houseplant on the windowsill, since it gets more sun there.
Hún notar heyrnartól á bókasafninu, því hátalarinn á símanum væri of hávær þar.
She uses headphones in the library, because the speaker on the phone would be too loud there.
Hún vill ekki hafna boðinu of fljótt, því henni finnst fólkið þar mjög vinalegt.
She does not want to reject the offer too quickly, because she finds the people there very friendly.
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