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Usages of gamall
Hún mun aldrei skilja þessa gömlu bók.
She will never understand this old book.
Bíllinn er gamall.
The car is old.
Ég hef geymt gömlu flíkurnar mínar í kjallaranum.
I have stored my old garments in the basement.
Bankakortið er gamalt, en það virkar.
The bank card is old, but it works.
Á markaðnum sel ég gömul föt til að spara peninga.
At the market I sell old clothes to save money.
Gítarinn hennar er gamall en fallegur.
Her guitar is old but beautiful.
Hún hatar þegar kaffið er kalt og gamalt.
She hates it when the coffee is cold and old.
Húsið þar sem amma mín býr er rólegt og gamalt.
The house where my grandmother lives is quiet and old.
Þvottavélin er orðin gömul, en hún virkar ennþá vel.
The washing machine has become old, but it still works well.
Ég fer í gegnum alla tölvupóstana og finn gamla kvittun.
I go through all the emails and find an old receipt.
Hún keypti nýjar eldspýtur í búðinni, því gömlu eldspýturnar voru blautar.
She bought new matches at the store because the old matches were wet.
Glasið brotnar, því það er gamalt.
The glass breaks because it is old.
Lyklaborðið mitt er nýtt, en músin er gömul og virkar stundum illa.
My keyboard is new, but the mouse is old and sometimes works badly.
Ég hendi gömlum pappírum, en hún vill ekki henda gömlu póstkortunum.
I throw away old papers, but she does not want to throw away the old postcards.
Brauðristin er gömul, en hún virkar enn vel.
The toaster is old, but it still works well.
Við höfum verið að afrita gömul skjöl og líma textann í nýtt skjal.
We have been copying old documents and pasting the text into a new document.
Dekkin eru orðin gömul, svo hún pantar ný áður en veturinn byrjar.
The tires have become old, so she orders new ones before winter begins.
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