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Usages of ætla
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 ætlaði að hrósa systur minni fyrr, en ég gerði það ekki fyrr en í dag.
I was going to praise my sister earlier, but I did not do it until today.
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