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Usages of stiginn
Stiginn í húsinu er mjór og langur.
The stairs in the house are narrow and long.
Við tökum lyftuna, þar sem stiginn er mjög langur.
We take the elevator, since the stairs are very long.
Lyftan er biluð í dag, svo við þurfum að ganga upp stigann.
The elevator is broken today, so we have to walk up the stairs.
Stiginn verður mjög sleipur þegar það rignir mikið.
The stairs become very slippery when it rains a lot.
Ég gæti komið eftir vinnu og hjálpað þér að bera pappakassana upp stigann.
I could come after work and help you carry the cardboard boxes up the stairs.
Ég geng niður stigann.
I walk down the stairs.
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