Privative adjectives (-laus)

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unemployed
atvinnulaus
My brother was unemployed last year.
Bróðir minn var atvinnulaus í fyrra.
He got a job immediately.
Hann fékk vinnu strax.
penniless
peningalaus
That's why he is unemployed and penniless now.
Þess vegna er hann atvinnulaus og peningalaus núna.
The student was penniless because of the rent.
Nemandinn var peningalaus út af leigunni.
sleepless
svefnlaus
She was sleepless because of the baby.
Hún var svefnlaus út af barninu.
I was sleepless and tired yesterday.
Ég var svefnlaus og þreyttur í gær.
hopeless
vonlaus
The situation was completely hopeless.
Staðan var alveg vonlaus.
The teacher's project is not hopeless, though.
Verkefni kennarans er samt ekki vonlaust.
pointless
tilgangslaus
The meeting was completely pointless.
Fundurinn var alveg tilgangslaus.
This object is useless and pointless.
Þessi hlutur er gagnslaus og tilgangslaus.
friendless
vinalaus
The boy is not friendless, yet he is often sad.
Strákurinn er ekki vinalaus, samt er hann oft leiður.
She was friendless and cried a lot.
Hún var vinalaus og grét mikið.
speechless
orðlaus
I saw my brother, and he was speechless.
Ég sá bróður minn og hann var orðlaus.
The doctor was also completely speechless.
Læknirinn var líka alveg orðlaus.
carefree
áhyggjulaus
Nobody is always carefree in life.
Enginn er alltaf áhyggjulaus í lífinu.
The woman was carefree on her vacation.
Konan var áhyggjulaus í fríinu sínu.
endless
endalaus
Work is sometimes endless.
Vinnan er stundum endalaus.
The rain was endless yesterday.
Rigningin var endalaus í gær.
the employment
atvinnan
I am looking for employment.
Ég leita að atvinnu.
He lost his job and is penniless.
Hann missti vinnuna og er peningalaus.
The job is important but I am unemployed and penniless.
Atvinnan er mikilvæg en ég er atvinnulaus og peningalaus.