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Learn Icelandic: sem - as in the role of

Icelandic
/Expressing roles (sem)
/sem

sem

Word

sem

Meaning

as (in the role of)

Part of speech

conjunction

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Expressing roles (sem)

Usages of sem

Á hrekkjavökunni ætla ég að mæta sem vampýra.

On Halloween I intend to show up as a vampire.

Systir þín er klædd sem fallegur engill.

Your sister is dressed as a beautiful angel.

Strákurinn klæddi sig sem uppvakning og notaði mikla förðun.

The boy dressed as a zombie and used a lot of makeup.

Hún fór á grímuballið sem norn, en hann mætti sem galdramaður.

She went to the masquerade ball as a witch, but he showed up as a wizard.

Í gær bað ég hann um að klæða sig sem varúlf fyrir grímuballið.

Yesterday I asked him to dress as a werewolf for the masquerade ball.

Við notum rauða safann sem blóð fyrir vampýruna.

We use the red juice as blood for the vampire.

Ég ætla að mála vinkonu mína sem norn fyrir hrekkjavökuna.

I am going to paint my friend as a witch for Halloween.

Hann mætti í veisluna sem galdramaður með mjög flókna förðun.

He showed up at the party as a wizard with very complicated makeup.

Hvorugur strákurinn vildi vera engill, svo þeir fóru báðir sem uppvakningar.

Neither boy wanted to be an angel, so they both went as zombies.

Mikið ertu flottur sem varúlfur!

How great you look as a werewolf!

Strákurinn er klæddur sem varúlfur.

The boy is dressed as a werewolf.

Samstúdentinn minn vinnur núna sem læknir.

My fellow graduate now works as a doctor.

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