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Usages of hvað
Ég reyni alltaf að heyra hvað þú segir.
I always try to hear what you say.
Hvað borðar þú?
What do you eat?
Hvað gerir þú eftir hádegi?
What do you do after noon?
Hvað þýðir þetta orð á íslensku?
What does this word mean in Icelandic?
Hún skrifar í dagbókina sína á kvöldin til að muna fyrir hvað hún er þakklát.
She writes in her diary in the evenings to remember what she is grateful for.
Ég skil ekki nákvæmlega hvað hún meinar, svo ég bið hana að endurtaka það.
I don’t understand exactly what she means, so I ask her to repeat it.
Hvað meinar þú?
What do you mean?
Hvað heitir þú?
What is your name?
Misskilningurinn hvarf þegar hún útskýrði rólega hvað hún meinti.
The misunderstanding disappeared when she calmly explained what she meant.
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