Usages of fyrst
Stundum set ég diskana í uppþvottavélina, en ég skola þá samt fyrst.
Sometimes I put the dishes in the dishwasher, but I still rinse them first.
Ég bursta tennurnar fyrst, svo fer ég að sofa.
I brush my teeth first, then I go to sleep.
Ég sópa fyrst, og síðan moppa ég gólfið með heitu vatni.
I sweep first, and then I mop the floor with hot water.
Ég hlakka til helgarinnar, þó að ég þurfi fyrst að pakka öllum fötunum.
I am looking forward to the weekend, although I first need to pack all the clothes.
Þýðingin er ekki alltaf orð fyrir orð; stundum þarf ég að skilja merkinguna fyrst.
The translation is not always word for word; sometimes I need to understand the meaning first.
Ég geri það mikilvægasta fyrst.
I do the most important thing first.
Í löngu setningunni finn ég frumlagið fyrst, en andlagið seinna.
In the long sentence I find the subject first, but the object later.
Kennarinn segir að frumlagið sé ekki alltaf fyrst í setningunni.
The teacher says that the subject is not always first in the sentence.
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