Adjectives of tendency (-samur)

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industrious
vinnusamur
sensible (of people)
skynsamur
The hero in the adventure is industrious and very sensible.
Hetjan í ævintýrinu er vinnusöm og mjög skynsöm.
temperamental
skapsamur
emotional
tilfinningasamur
In the novel, the king is temperamental and emotional.
Í skáldsögunni er kóngurinn skapsamur og tilfinningasamur.
thoughtful
hugulsamur
My brother draws a dwarf who is industrious and thoughtful.
Bróðir minn teiknar dverg sem er vinnusamur og hugulsamur.
anxious
áhyggjusamur
Several readers are anxious because of the temperamental dragon.
Nokkrir lesendur eru áhyggjusamir út af skapsama drekanum.
enterprising
athafnasamur
risky (hazardous)
hættusamur
The enterprising hero goes on a risky expedition.
Athafnasama hetjan fer í hættusaman leiðangur.
fortunate
gæfusamur
considerate
tillitssamur
Later in the story, the fortunate prince is also considerate.
Seinna í sögunni er gæfusami prinsinn líka tillitssamur.
My sister writes about a risky magic spell and a temperamental dragon.
Systir mín skrifar um hættusaman galdur og skapsaman dreka.
Many characters are emotional and anxious.
Margar persónur eru tilfinningasamar og áhyggjusamar.
The thoughtful wizard is actually very fortunate.
Hugulsami galdramaðurinn er reyndar mjög gæfusamur.
Few leaders are both enterprising and considerate.
Fáir leiðtogar eru bæði athafnasamir og tillitssamir.
The old wizard is very sensible.
Gamli galdramaðurinn er mjög skynsamur.
happy (leading a happy life)
hamingjusamur
They are very happy together.
Þau eru mjög hamingjusöm saman.
Happy people smile often.
Hamingjusama fólkið brosir oft.

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