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Usages of í
Ég hef fylgt þessari áætlun í viku.
I have followed this schedule for a week.
Hún einbeitir sér í eina klukkustund án símans.
She focuses for an hour without the phone.
Við lesum saman í viku.
We read together for a week.
Hún tekur þátt í þessum hópi einu sinni í viku.
She takes part in this group once a week.
Á mánudögum fer gönguhópurinn í kvöldgöngu í skóginum.
On Mondays the walking group goes for an evening walk in the forest.
Ég borða skyr með jarðarberjum í morgunmat.
I eat skyr (Icelandic yogurt) with strawberries for breakfast.
Ég borða eggið í morgunmat.
I eat the egg for breakfast.
Á morgun förum við með gler og plast í endurvinnslu.
Tomorrow we take glass and plastic for recycling.
Ef þú kemur seint, þá bíð ég í smástund.
If you come late, then I wait for a little while.
Við sitjum í smástund og tölum saman.
We sit for a little while and talk together.
Hún hefur verið að lesa umsagnir um fyrirtækið í allan dag.
She has been reading reviews about the company all day.
Þokan varð svo þykk við ströndina að við biðum í bílnum í smástund.
The fog became so thick by the beach that we waited in the car for a little while.
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