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Usages of bara
Stelpan grætur stundum yfir bíómyndum, þó að hún viti að þær séu bara sögur.
The girl sometimes cries at movies, although she knows that they are just stories.
Ég er bara þreyttur.
I am just tired.
Stundum situr hún þögul í hópnum og hlustar bara.
Sometimes she sits silent in the group and just listens.
Ég hef verið að reyna að klára þetta allt í dag, en nú ætla ég bara að hvíla mig.
I have been trying to finish all this today, but now I am just going to rest.
Test yourself: What does bara mean?
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