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Usages of foreldri
Ég hitti foreldra þína á veitingastaðnum.
I met your parents at the restaurant.
Foreldri hlustar á tónlist.
A parent listens to music.
Foreldrar mínir láta mig fara snemma að sofa á virkum dögum.
My parents make me go to bed early on weekdays.
Foreldrarnir eru gift hjón.
The parents are a married couple.
Foreldrarnir eru ekki lengur ungir, en þau leika sér enn með börnunum.
The parents are no longer young, but they still play with the children.
Foreldrar þeirra eru hér.
Their parents are here.
Foreldrarnir eru stoltir af börnunum sínum þegar þau tala íslensku við ferðamenn.
The parents are proud of their children when they speak Icelandic with tourists.
Báðir foreldrar mínir vinna í borginni.
Both of my parents work in the city.
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