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faðirinn

faðirinn
the father (formal register)
From Lesson 158:Kinship possession (bróðir minn)·Icelandic

Usages of faðirinn

Faðirinn minn vinnur í bankanum.
My father works at the bank.
Faðirinn les fyrir barnið.
The father reads to the child.
Bróðir minn líkist föður okkar.
My brother resembles our father.
Ættingjar föður míns eru að heimsækja okkur.
My father's relatives are visiting us.
Sonurinn líkist föður sínum vegna uppeldisins.
The son resembles his father because of the upbringing.
Faðir minn býr fyrir norðan fjörðinn.
My father lives north of the fjord.
Barnið erfir alltaf genið ef faðirinn er rauðhærður.
The child always inherits the gene if the father is red-haired.
Lakkrísinn er handa föður mínum en ullarteppið er handa systur minni.
The licorice is for my father, but the wool blanket is for my sister.

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