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Learn Icelandic: synda - to swim

Icelandic
/Present continuous (vera að)
/synda

synda

Word

synda

Meaning

to swim

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Present continuous (vera að)

Usages of synda

Þau eru að synda í sundlauginni.

They are swimming in the pool.

Ég er að synda mjög hægt.

I am swimming very slowly.

Hvalurinn hefur aldrei synt hérna.

The whale has never swum here.

Við syntum ekki út af viðgerðinni.

We did not swim because of the repair.

Það er hægt að synda hér.

It is possible to swim here.

Hún syndir alltaf best af öllum.

She always swims best of all.

Hann reynir að synda án þess að anda oft.

He tries to swim without breathing often.

Það synda tveir selir í tjörninni.

Two seals are swimming in the pond.

Ekki nota kútinn ef þú kannst að synda.

Do not use the floatie if you know how to swim.

Gæsin synti í átt að bátlingnum.

The goose swam towards the small boat.

Kafarinn synti heila klukkustund.

The diver swam for a whole hour.

Kafarinn synti heilan kílómetra. Auk þess sá hann hafsbotninn.

The diver swam a whole kilometer. Furthermore, he saw the ocean floor.

Ég sá fiskinn synda eina sjómílu um kóralrifið.

I saw the fish swim one nautical mile around the coral reef.

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