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Usages of í gær
Baðherbergið var skítugt í gær.
The bathroom was dirty yesterday.
Dagurinn var góður í gær.
The day was good yesterday.
Ég fann bókina undir stólnum í gær.
I found the book under the chair yesterday.
Myndin var góð í gær.
The movie was good yesterday.
Maturinn var frábær í gær.
The food was great yesterday.
Hann missti af fundinum í gær.
He missed the meeting yesterday.
Staðfestingin var send í gær.
The confirmation was sent yesterday.
Ég sá aðra tilkynningu í bókabúðinni í gær.
I saw another announcement in the bookstore yesterday.
Við fórum loksins heim seint í gær.
We finally went home late yesterday.
Veðrið í dag er verri en í gær.
The weather today is worse than yesterday.
Kvöldgangan í dag verður styttri en í gær.
The evening walk today will be shorter than yesterday.
Ég var mjög þreyttur í gær.
I was very tired yesterday.
Mengunin er verri í dag en í gær.
The pollution is worse today than yesterday.
Þessi æfing er erfiðari en æfingin í gær.
This exercise is more difficult than the exercise yesterday.
Ég vil ekki kvarta, en þjónustan var ekki góð í gær.
I don’t want to complain, but the service was not good yesterday.
Í gær varð rafmagnsleysi í hverfinu, svo við kveiktum á kerti.
Yesterday there was a power outage in the neighborhood, so we lit a candle.
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.
Ég get fyrirgefið henni, þó að ég hafi verið reið í gær.
I can forgive her, although I was angry yesterday.
Ég get hreyft fingurinn, en ökklinn er ekki eins góður og hann var í gær.
I can move the finger, but the ankle is not as good as it was yesterday.
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