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Usages of of

• Hnappurinn er of lítill fyrir stórar hendur.: The button is too small for big hands.
• Súpan er of heit.: The soup is too hot.
• Ef hávaðinn verður of mikill, þá leitum við að þögn.: If the noise becomes too much, then we look for silence.
• Við missum af strætó ef við bíðum of lengi.: We miss the bus if we wait too long.
• Við förum í apótekið eftir klukkustund, annars verður of seint.: We go to the pharmacy after an hour, otherwise it will be too late.
• Við undirbúum ferðina í kvöld, annars gleymum við of miklu.: We prepare the trip tonight; otherwise we forget too much.
• Hann hrópar stundum of hátt á leiknum.: He sometimes shouts too loudly at the game.
• Ég tek stundum þátt í kvöldgöngunni, en stundum er ég of þreyttur.: I sometimes take part in the evening walk, but sometimes I am too tired.
• Sjálfstraustið hjálpar henni að kynna sig án þess að vera of feimin.: The self-confidence helps her introduce herself without being too shy.
• Varan er of dýr, svo ég kaupi hana ekki.: The item is too expensive, so I don’t buy it.
• Bankaðu ekki of fast; barnið sefur.: Don’t knock too hard; the child is sleeping.
• Ilmurinn er góður og ekki of sterkur.: The scent is good and not too strong.
• Við kveikjum á hljóðkerfinu, en hljóðstyrkurinn er of hár.: We turn on the sound system, but the volume is too high.
• Hljóðstyrkurinn er of hár, svo ég heyri þig ekki skýrt.: The volume is too high, so I can’t hear you clearly.
• Skjárinn er of skær, svo ég slekk á lampanum.: The screen is too bright, so I turn off the lamp.
• Síminn virðist vera of heitur, svo ég tek snúruna úr innstungunni.: The phone seems to be too hot, so I unplug the cord from the outlet.
• Ýttu ekki of fast á takkann; hann virkar ekki.: Don’t press the button too hard; it doesn’t work.
• Ferðataskan hans er of þung, svo hann tekur nokkrar bækur út.: His suitcase is too heavy, so he takes a few books out.
• Gardínan er of stutt, svo hún er ekki falleg í glugganum.: The curtain is too short, so it is not pretty in the window.
• Ég var með of marga flipa opna, svo tölvan virkaði illa.: I had too many tabs open, so the computer worked badly.
• Hún notar heyrnartól á bókasafninu, því hátalarinn á símanum væri of hávær þar.: She uses headphones in the library, because the speaker on the phone would be too loud there.
• Hún vill ekki hafna boðinu of fljótt, því henni finnst fólkið þar mjög vinalegt.: She does not want to reject the offer too quickly, because she finds the people there very friendly.

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