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Usages of en
Þorpið er rólegra en borgin.
The village is quieter than the city.
Regnhlífin mín er stærri en jakkinn þinn.
My umbrella is bigger than your jacket.
Búðin er stærri en skólinn.
The store is bigger than the school.
Skólinn er miklu stærri en húsið.
The school is much bigger than the house.
Drykkurinn kostar minna en ég hélt.
The drink costs less than I thought.
Hugbúnaðurinn kostar meira en ég bjóst við.
The software costs more than I expected.
Hún syngur betur en við.
She sings better than we do.
Ég vil frekar vatn en kaffi.
I would rather have water than coffee.
Stóllinn er lægri en borðið.
The chair is lower than the table.
Hún hleypur hraðar en ég.
She runs faster than I do.
Haustið í skóginum er lengra og rólegra en vorið.
Autumn in the forest is longer and calmer than the spring.
Vikan er lengri en dagurinn.
The week is longer than the day.
Veðrið í dag er verri en í gær.
The weather today is worse than yesterday.
Strákurinn er hærri en stelpan.
The boy is taller than the girl.
Listasafnið er skemmtilegra en mörg önnur söfn.
The art museum is more fun than many other museums.
Ég finn mig frjálsari í skóginum en í borginni.
I feel freer in the forest than in the city.
Göngutúrinn í skóginum er skemmtilegri en í borginni.
The walk in the forest is more fun than in the city.
Vinátta sem maður getur treyst á er betri en peningur.
Friendship that one can rely on is better than money.
Á kvöldin er maturinn stundum dýrari en hádegismaturinn, en hann er ekki alltaf betri.
In the evenings the food is sometimes more expensive than the lunch, but it is not always better.
Í bókasafninu er betra að vera þögull en hávær.
In the library it is better to be silent than loud.
Mér finnst náttúran í sveitinni fallegri en húsin í borginni.
I find the nature in the countryside more beautiful than the houses in the city.
Kvöldgangan í dag verður styttri en í gær.
The evening walk today will be shorter than yesterday.
Íbúðin er stærri en herbergið.
The apartment is bigger than the room.
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.
Það er skemmtilegra að lesa í skóginum en heima.
It is more fun to read in the forest than at home.
Þær byrjuðu að rífast í eldhúsinu, og rifrildið stóð lengur en ég bjóst við.
They started arguing in the kitchen, and the argument lasted longer than I expected.
Hún vill frekar hafragraut en morgunkorn þegar veðrið er kalt.
She prefers oatmeal to cereal when the weather is cold.
Göngubrúin er ekki eins löng og ég hélt, en hún er öruggari en gangbrautin.
The footbridge is not as long as I thought, but it is safer than the crosswalk.
Bókin er fallegri en ég hélt.
The book is more beautiful than I thought.
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