Að loka, snúa, sleppa — everyday actions

The verb behind the adjective

You have known lokaður closed and opinn open since the first lessons, and opna to open. The missing half is loka, to close — and it takes the dative: ég loka hurðinni, not hurðina.

I close the door.
Ég loka hurðinni.

Five more

verbnote
snúato turn+ Dative: snúa lyklinum
leiðato leadleiða barnið yfir götuna
sleppato let go, to escapehundurinn sleppur út
lítato looklíta á klukkuna
lifato live, to be alivecontrast búa, to live somewhere

lifa and búa both translate as live, and they are not interchangeable: búa is where your home is, lifa is being alive.

The fish lives in the water.
Fiskurinn lifir í vatninu.

tapa and gifta

tapa to lose a game takes the dative: við töpum leiknum. Keep it apart from missa, to drop something. gifta sig is to get married; you already know the adjective giftur.

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