Usages of hlaupa
Ég hleyp í garðinum eftir vinnu.
I run in the garden after work.
Hún hleypur hraðar en ég.
She runs faster than I do.
Ég set fótinn á stólinn þegar ég er ekki að hlaupa lengur.
I put my foot on the chair when I am not running anymore.
Það er bannað að hlaupa á sleipum stigum í skólunum.
It is forbidden to run on slippery stairs in the schools.
Hann hleypur út í garðinn.
He runs out into the garden.
Hún borðar banana á morgnana þegar hún er að fara að hlaupa.
She eats bananas in the mornings when she is about to run.
Barnið hljóp grátandi til móður sinnar þegar það fann ekki leikfangið sitt.
The child ran crying to its mother when it could not find its toy.
Kennarinn segir að „hundur“ sé nafnorð og að „hlaupa“ sé sagnorð.
The teacher says that “hundur” is a noun and that “hlaupa” is a verb.
Ég skildi símann minn eftir uppi og þurfti að hlaupa aftur upp.
I left my phone upstairs and had to run up again.
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