WordhættumerkiðMeaningthe danger signPart of speechnounPronunciationCourseIcelandicLessonPast counterfactual conditionals (ef hefði... hefði)Usages of hættumerkiðEf þeir hefðu hunsað hættumerkið, hefði útkoman orðið ömurleg.If they had ignored the danger sign, the outcome would have been miserable.Ef maður hefði séð hættumerkið, myndi maður hafa afstýrt hruninu.If one had seen the danger sign, one would have averted the collapse.