Asking and allowing
biðja um is to ask for a thing — distinct from spyrja, to ask a question:
| spyrja | to ask (a question) |
| biðja um | to ask for (a thing) |
| I ask for the bill. | Ég bið um reikninginn. |
leyfa to allow takes the dative of the person, then að + infinitive.
| She allows me to go. | Hún leyfir mér að fara. |
Deciding and mattering
ráða covers to decide, to be in charge — þú ræður, you decide, is one of the most-used sentences in the language. skipta máli is to matter.
| This matters. | Þetta skiptir máli. |
Meaning, respecting, introducing
meina is to mean in the sense of intend: hvað meinarðu? virða is to respect, and kynna to introduce someone.
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