Usages of afinn
Afi minn er gamall.
My grandfather is old.
Afi þinn vinnur mikið.
Your grandfather works a lot.
Afi er með hvítt skegg.
Grandfather has a white beard.
Hundurinn hleypur til afa.
The dog runs to grandpa.
Afi minn byggði þetta hús.
My grandfather built this house.
Þegar hann sá afa, kom æskan aftur.
When he saw grandpa, the youth came back.
Þegar ellin kom, svaf afi mikið.
When the old age came, grandpa slept a lot.
Afi heyrir verr núna.
Grandpa hears worse now.
Afi hlustar sjaldan á útvarpið.
Grandfather rarely listens to the radio.
Ég tek eplið frá afa úr kjallaranum hans.
I take the apple from grandpa out of his basement.
Afi minn er áttatíu ára, en hann er mjög heilbrigður og virkur.
My grandfather is eighty years old, but he is very healthy and active.
Afi byggði lítinn skúr í garðinum.
Grandpa built a small shed in the garden.
Afinn unni brúðhjónunum allrar farsældar.
The grandfather granted the bridal couple all prosperity.
Jón er brúneygur og dökkhærður eins og afi minn.
Jón is brown-eyed and dark-haired like my grandfather.
Afi minn var langsterkastur en pabbi þinn var langfljótastur.
My grandpa was by far the strongest, but your dad was by far the fastest.
Sko, hér eru hlýir ullarsokkar handa afa.
Look, here are warm woollen socks for grandpa.
Ég kaupi ullarsokkinn handa afanum.
I buy the wool sock for the grandfather.
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