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Learn Icelandic: í gær - yesterday

Icelandic
/Past tense of the verb to be (var, vorum)
/í gær

í gær

Word

í gær

Meaning

yesterday

Part of speech

adverb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Past tense of the verb to be (var, vorum)

Usages of í gær

Ég var reiður í gær.

I was angry yesterday.

Í gær var veðrið kalt.

Yesterday the weather was cold.

Bíómyndin var leiðinleg í gær.

The movie was boring yesterday.

Þeir voru fyndnir í gær.

They were funny yesterday.

Bróðir minn var þreyttur í gær.

My brother was tired yesterday.

Ég var leiður í skólanum í gær.

I was sad at the school yesterday.

Voruð þið úti í gær?

Were you outside yesterday?

Í gær var maturinn mjög góður.

Yesterday the food was very good.

Var þessi söngvari veikur í gær?

Was this singer sick yesterday?

Ég labbaði heim í gær.

I walked home yesterday.

Hún hjólaði líka í bæinn í gær.

She also cycled to town yesterday.

Klukkan var hálf níu í gær.

It was half past eight yesterday.

Í gær gleymdi ég að hringja í hann.

Yesterday I forgot to call him.

Ég kíkti á tölvupóstinn í gær.

I checked the email yesterday.

Hún málaði bílskúr Einars í gær.

She painted Einar's garage yesterday.

Kennarinn var mjög strangur í gær.

The teacher was very strict yesterday.

Strákurinn var fimmtán ára í gær.

The boy was fifteen years old yesterday.

Læknirinn lagaði handlegginn í gær.

The doctor fixed the arm yesterday.

Strákarnir ætluðu að spila fótbolta í gær.

The boys intended to play football yesterday.

Ég datt óvart úti í gær.

I accidentally fell outside yesterday.

Við kynntumst í gær.

We got to know each other yesterday.

Vinahópurinn þinn sættist í gær.

Your friend group reconciled yesterday.

Þetta er blaðamaðurinn sem skrifaði fréttina í gær.

This is the journalist who wrote the news yesterday.

Það kólnaði í gær og þeim var kalt.

It cooled down yesterday and they were cold.

Það fraus í gær og okkur var mjög kalt.

It froze yesterday and we were very cold.

Stelpurnar voru báðar veikar í gær.

The girls were both sick yesterday.

Konan skoðaði aðra hönnun í gær.

The woman checked out another design yesterday.

Hálfsystir mín og hálfbróðir minn spiluðu saman í gær.

My half-sister and my half-brother played together yesterday.

Guðmóðir okkar pantaði pitsu í gær.

Our godmother ordered a pizza yesterday.

Í gær birtist kötturinn hérna.

Yesterday the cat appeared here.

Það flaug stór örn yfir þjóðgarðinn í gær.

A large eagle flew over the national park yesterday.

Vængurinn á svifflugunni skemmdist óvart í gær.

The wing of the glider got damaged accidentally yesterday.

Hugrakki flugmaðurinn kveikti á mótornum í gær.

The brave pilot turned on the motor yesterday.

Hásetinn var mjög sjóveikur í gær.

The deckhand was very seasick yesterday.

Rakningarnúmerið sýnir að sendingin fór héðan í gær.

The tracking number shows that the shipment went from here yesterday.

Hinn merki stofnandi birtist í gær.

The remarkable founder appeared yesterday.

Hin merka leiðsögn breyttist í gær.

The remarkable guided tour changed yesterday.

Við seldum þennan fjórðung í gær.

We sold this quarter yesterday.

Anna og Jón hittust við útganginn í gær.

Anna and Jón met by the exit yesterday.

Í gær dreymdi mig hræðilega martröð.

Yesterday I dreamt a terrible nightmare.

En hvað mig dreymdi hræðilega martröð í gær!

What a terrible nightmare I had yesterday!

Ég var svefnlaus og þreyttur í gær.

I was sleepless and tired yesterday.

Rigningin var endalaus í gær.

The rain was endless yesterday.

Ég komst ekki heim í gær.

I did not get home yesterday.

Ég las heila bók í gær.

I read a whole book yesterday.

Maðurinn var skotinn í gær.

The man was shot yesterday.

Ný stefna var kynnt í gær.

A new policy was introduced yesterday.

Ísland sigraði Danmörku í gær.

Iceland defeated Denmark yesterday.

Ég frétti þetta í gær.

I heard this yesterday.

Ég keypti afmælisgjöfina í gær.

I bought the birthday present yesterday.

Hún bað um launahækkun í gær.

She asked for a pay rise yesterday.

Læknirinn tók blóðprufu í gær.

The doctor took a blood test yesterday.

Í gær var rok og rigning.

Yesterday there was gale and rain.

Ég gerði þér lítinn greiða í gær.

I did you a small favor yesterday.

Misminnir hana ekki? Jú, það var ekki í gær.

Isn't she remembering wrong? Yes, it wasn't yesterday.

Það var hlustað á frásögnina í gær.

The narrative was listened to yesterday.

Þau verða að gæta sín vegna uppákomunnar í gær.

They must be careful because of the incident yesterday.

Í gær hrapaði strákurinn niður í gilið.

Yesterday, the boy fell down into the ravine.

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.

Í gær saumuðum við rennilás sem er tíu sentímetra á lengd.

Yesterday we sewed a zipper that is ten centimeters in length.

Ég hitti sambekkinginn minn í gær.

I met my classmate yesterday.

Það var rekaviður alls staðar á strandlengjunni í gær.

There was driftwood everywhere on the coastline yesterday.

Lögreglan sleppti fanganum í gær.

The police released the prisoner yesterday.

Svermurinn var nefnilega að fljúga burt í gær.

You see, the swarm was flying away yesterday.

Hvort komstu með nautakjötið eða svínakjötið í gær?

Did you bring the beef or the pork yesterday?

Hann er svekktur af því að hann hafði ekki kjark í gær.

He is disappointed because he did not have courage yesterday.

Í gær rigndi, en ég fór ekki út hvort eð er.

Yesterday it rained, but I didn't go out anyway.

Ég hjálpaði Jóni í gær.

I helped Jón yesterday.

Blaðamaðurinn greindi frá slysinu í gær.

The journalist reported on the accident yesterday.

Samkvæmt lögreglunni átti morðið sér stað í gær.

According to the police, the murder took place yesterday.

Morðinginn var handtekinn í gær.

The murderer was arrested yesterday.

Tölvan klikkaði aftur í gær.

The computer failed again yesterday.

Allt klikkaði hjá okkur í gær.

Everything went wrong for us yesterday.

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