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Usages of lyftan
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.
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