Usages of þykja
Mér þykir maturinn bragðgóður.
I find the food tasty.
Þykir dómnefndinni áferðin slæm?
Does the jury find the texture bad?
Honum þykir fiskurinn ofeldaður en bragðið er gott.
He finds the fish overcooked but the flavor is good.
Þykir þér grænmetið hrátt og beiskt?
Do you find the vegetables raw and bitter?
Okkur þykir súri fiskurinn besti maturinn.
We find the sour fish the best food.
Þeim þykir fiskurinn hrár en bragðgóður.
They find the fish raw but tasty.
Mér hefur alltaf þótt kryddaði maturinn bestur.
I have always found the spicy food the best.
Þykir dómnefndinni bragðið beiskt?
Does the jury find the flavor bitter?
Okkur þykir kjötið oft ofeldað hér.
We often find the meat overcooked here.
Henni hefur aldrei þótt besta sósan of krydduð.
She has never found the best sauce too spicy.
Þykir þér áferðin góð en súpan of súr?
Do you find the texture good but the soup too sour?
Landeigandanum þótti girðingin ljót að ofan, en falleg að neðan.
The landowner found the fence ugly from above, but beautiful from below.
Mér þykir lífshættan á fjallinu alltof mikil.
I feel the mortal danger on the mountain is way too high.
Honum þykir áráttan sín skemmtileg.
He finds his compulsion fun.
Ég myndi hafa hunsað ráðlegginguna ef mér hefði þótt útkoman ömurleg.
I would have ignored the advice if I had found the outcome miserable.
Mér þykir þetta tískuslys bæði púkó og skrító.
I find this fashion disaster both tacky and weird.
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