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Usages of um
Ég hitti frænda minn í litlu brúðkaupi um helgina.
I met my uncle at a small wedding this weekend.
Á safninu er mikill fjöldi ferðamanna um sumarið.
In the museum there is a large number of tourists in the summer.
Við skipuleggjum ferðalag um helgina.
We plan a trip this weekend.
Um helgina viljum við smíða lítið borð fyrir stofuna.
This weekend we want to build a small table for the living room.
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