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Usages of glugginn
Glugginn er stór og hreinn.
The window is big and clean.
Glugginn er opinn.
The window is open.
Glugginn bleytist þegar ég gleymi regnhlífinni.
The window gets wet when I forget the umbrella.
Ljósið er fyrir ofan gluggann.
The light is above the window.
Ef glugginn er opinn, blæs vindurinn inn.
If the window is open, the wind blows in.
Ég sit á milli gluggans og hurðarinnar.
I sit between the window and the door.
Fuglinn fyrir utan gluggann syngur stundum hátt.
The bird outside the window sometimes sings loudly.
Glugginn opnast ekki, því hann er fastur, og ég þarf að ýta varlega.
The window won’t open because it is stuck, and I need to push carefully.
Opnaðu gluggann varlega; hann er fastur.
Open the window carefully; it is stuck.
Póstkassinn er við hurðina, en glugginn á svölunum er opinn.
The mailbox is by the door, but the window on the balcony is open.
Gardínan er of stutt, svo hún er ekki falleg í glugganum.
The curtain is too short, so it is not pretty in the window.
Hún stendur við gluggann og horfir út.
She is standing by the window and looking outside.
Ég horfi á fuglinn fyrir utan gluggann.
I watch the bird outside the window.
Ég horfi í gegnum gluggann.
I look through the window.
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