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  1. Icelandic
  2. /Causative verb pairs (vakna vs. vekja)
  3. /róa

róa

róa
to calm somebody
From Lesson 261:Causative verb pairs (vakna vs. vekja)·Icelandic

Usages of róa

Þú verður að róa strákinn, hann róast ekki.
You must calm the boy, he doesn't calm down.
Ég róa óværa barnið með því að syngja.
I calm the fussy child by singing.
Bóndinn var að nota reykjarann til að róa sverminn.
The farmer was using the smoker to calm the swarm.
Reykjarinn er nefnilega mjög mikilvægur í býflugnaræktinni af því að hann róar býfluguna.
You see, the smoker is very important in beekeeping because it calms the bee.

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