Usages of svona
Hvernig hjólum við svona hratt?
How do we bike so fast?
Það er ekki auðvelt að vakna svona snemma.
It is not easy to wake up this early.
Kennarinn biður okkur að vera ekki svona hávær, svo aðrir geti einbeitt sér.
The teacher asks us not to be so loud so that others can concentrate.
Ég sker laukinn smátt, en ég sker kartöflurnar ekki svona smátt.
I cut the onion finely, but I don’t cut the potatoes that finely.
Svona skýrt veður er sjaldgæft á þessum tíma árs.
Weather this clear is rare at this time of year.
Ef skuldin væri minni, myndi hún ekki hugsa svona mikið um hana.
If the debt were smaller, she would not think about it so much.
Ef hún væri ekki svona kvíðin, myndi hún ekki hika svona lengi.
If she were not this anxious, she would not hesitate this long.
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