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Usages of sveitin
Ég hef búið í borginni lengi, en núna langar mig að flytja í sveitina.
I have lived in the city for a long time, but now I want to move to the countryside.
Hún flutti í sveitina í sumar og er mjög ánægð þar.
She moved to the countryside this summer and is very happy there.
Mér finnst náttúran í sveitinni fallegri en húsin í borginni.
I find the nature in the countryside more beautiful than the houses in the city.
Í sveitinni er lítið um mengun og umhverfið er grænna og hljóðlátara.
In the countryside there is little pollution and the environment is greener and quieter.
Ég veit ekki hvort við flytjum í sveitina eða hvort við verðum áfram í borginni.
I do not know whether we will move to the countryside or whether we will stay in the city.
Við erum ekki sammála um hvort það sé betra fyrir umhverfið að búa í borg eða í sveit.
We do not agree on whether it is better for the environment to live in a city or in the countryside.
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