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  1. Icelandic
  2. /Subjunctive of doubt and denial (efast um að / neita því að)
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neita

neita
to deny (a claim: neita því að)
From Lesson 321:Subjunctive of doubt and denial (efast um að / neita því að)·Icelandic

Usages of neita

Sakborningurinn neitar því að ákæran sé rétt.
The defendant denies that the charge is correct.
Sakborningurinn viðurkennir allt, en neitar því að hann hafi stolið peningunum.
The defendant admits everything, but denies that he stole the money.
Neitar þú því virkilega að þú hafir heyrt hljóðið?
Do you really deny that you heard the sound?
Sakborningurinn neitaði því að hann hefði stolið frá gömlum manni.
The defendant denied that he had stolen from an old man.
Bæjarstjórinn neitar því að hann hafi þegið mútuna.
The mayor denies that he has accepted the bribe.

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