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Learn Icelandic: nær - nearer, closer

Icelandic
/Irregular comparative adverbs (betur, meira)
/nær

nær

Word

nær

Meaning

nearer, closer

Part of speech

adverb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Irregular comparative adverbs (betur, meira)

Usages of nær

Hótelið er nær flugvellinum.

The hotel is closer to the airport.

Sumarið er nær en þú heldur.

Summer is nearer than you think.

Örin er nær skotmarkinu.

The arrow is closer to the target.

Hann dregur strenginn nær andlitinu.

He pulls the string closer to his face.

Ég skal færa skotbogann nær þér.

I will move the bow closer to you.

Þú stendur nær skotboganum en ég.

You stand closer to the bow than I do.

Ein örin hæfði nær miðjunni, en hin lenti fjær henni.

One arrow hit closer to the center, but the other landed further from it.

Örin hennar er nær miðpunktinum.

Her arrow is closer to the center point.

Örin er sennilega nær útlínunni.

The arrow is probably closer to the outline.

Þessi ör er nær mælistikunni.

This arrow is closer to the measuring stick.

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