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  2. /Dative and genitive valency
  3. /synja

synja

synja
to deny, to turn down (a request; formal)
From Lesson 386:Dative and genitive valency·Icelandic

Usages of synja

Það er læknirinn sem synjar sjúklingnum vottorðsins.
It is the doctor who denies the patient the certificate.
Stjórnvaldið verður að synja umsækjandanum vegabréfsáritunarinnar.
The authority must deny the applicant the visa.
Stjórnsýslan hefur synjað umsækjandanum þessarar kröfu.
The administration has denied the applicant this demand.
Ég veit að stjórnsýslan synjaði honum vegabréfsáritunarinnar.
I know that the administration denied him the visa.
Það var stjórnvaldið sem synjaði brúðhjónunum leyfisins.
It was the authority that denied the bridal couple the permit.

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