sjá

Usages of sjá

Ég sé barnið.
I see the child.
Hún sér konuna.
She sees the woman.
Ég sé skóla.
I see a school.
Hún sér mig.
She sees me.
Ég sé þetta.
I see this.
Ég sé foreldrið.
I see the parent.
Ég sé sjúkrahúsið.
I see the hospital.
Ég sé að bíllinn er nýr.
I see that the car is new.
Ég hef séð þig áður.
I have seen you before.
Ég sé bílinn fyrir framan húsið.
I see the car in front of the house.
Krakkinn sér hundinn.
The kid sees the dog.
Ég sé snjóinn á fjallinu.
I see the snow on the mountain.
Hann þvær sér og sér sig í spegli.
He washes himself and sees himself in a mirror.
Hann sér sig í spegli.
He sees himself in a mirror.
Ég sá aðra tilkynningu í bókabúðinni í gær.
I saw another announcement in the bookstore yesterday.
Augun hennar verða stór þegar hún sér uppáhalds leikfangið sitt aftur.
Her eyes become big when she sees her favorite toy again.
Eftir nokkrar vikur líður henni enn öruggari og hún sér enn meiri framfarir.
After a few weeks she feels even safer and sees even more progress.
Ég sé skilti við húsið.
I see a sign by the house.
Þú þarft að vera þolinmóður ef þú vilt sjá árangur.
You need to be patient if you want to see results.
Hún tekur líka til í stofunni, því hún vill ekki sjá ryk á borðinu.
She also tidies up in the living room because she doesn’t want to see dust on the table.
Vinsamlegast vistaðu skrána aftur, því ég sé ekki nýjustu útgáfuna.
Please save the file again, because I can’t see the newest version.
Ég sé bílinn hans fyrir framan húsið.
I see his car in front of the house.
Ég sé þjóninn á veitingastaðnum.
I see the waiter at the restaurant.
Ef ég sé villu í textanum, skrifa ég athugasemd við textann.
If I see an error in the text, I write a comment on the text.
Ég bremsa fyrr þegar ég sé börn við gangbrautina.
I brake earlier when I see children by the crosswalk.

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