Usages of þurfa
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.
Ég þarf að sofa lengur í kvöld.
I need to sleep longer tonight.
Við ætluðum að hittast á kaffihúsi til að sættast, en hún þurfti að vinna lengur.
We were going to meet at a café to make up, but she had to work longer.
Ég myndi fara með henni aftur, þó að við þyrftum að bera tvo bakpoka og fleiri vatnsflöskur.
I would go with her again, even if we had to carry two backpacks and more water bottles.
Hvernig sem setningin byrjar, þarf hún að enda á punkti.
However the sentence begins, it has to end with a period.
Ég skildi símann minn eftir uppi og þurfti að hlaupa aftur upp.
I left my phone upstairs and had to run up again.
Það þarf að vekja hana snemma á virkum dögum, því hún geispar allan morguninn ef hún sefur of lengi.
She has to be woken early on weekdays, because she yawns all morning if she sleeps too long.
Ef rakvélin virkar ekki, þarf hún að þvo froðuna af sér í handlauginni og reyna aftur seinna.
If the razor does not work, she has to wash the foam off herself in the sink and try again later.
Það þarf að setja talhólfið rétt upp, annars nær símsvarinn ekki að taka við skilaboðunum.
The voicemail box has to be set up correctly, otherwise the answering machine cannot receive the messages.
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