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Usages of kveikja á
Ég kveiki á útvarpinu á morgnana.
I turn on the radio in the mornings.
Ég kveiki á ljósinu.
I turn on the light.
Ég kveiki á lampanum og slekk á honum þegar ég fer að sofa.
I turn on the lamp and turn it off when I go to sleep.
Ég kveiki á lampanum, svo les ég bók.
I turn on the lamp, then I read a book.
Ég les bók í rúminu án þess að kveikja á sjónvarpinu.
I read a book in bed without turning on the television.
Við kveikjum á hljóðkerfinu, en hljóðstyrkurinn er of hár.
We turn on the sound system, but the volume is too high.
LED-peran er ný, svo ég kveiki á lampanum.
The LED bulb is new, so I turn on the lamp.
Hún finnur fjarstýringuna loksins undir sófanum og kveikir á sjónvarpinu.
She finally finds the remote control under the sofa and turns on the television.
Ég les bók í rúminu án þess að kveikja á lampanum.
I read a book in bed without turning on the lamp.
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