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Learn Icelandic: halda - to think believe

Icelandic
/Strong verbs in the present tense
/halda

halda

Word

halda

Meaning

to think (believe)

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Strong verbs in the present tense

Usages of halda

Ég held það.

Auðvitað heldur hann það.

Of course he thinks so.

Við höldum það ekki.

We do not think so.

Nemendurnir halda að skrímslið sofi niðri í kjallaranum.

The students think that the monster sleeps down in the basement.

Þeir halda að bölvunin sé mjög óhugnanleg.

They think that the curse is very creepy.

Sumarið er nær en þú heldur.

Summer is nearer than you think.

Við héldum matarboð á laugardaginn.

We had a dinner party on Saturday.

Vonin heldur okkur gangandi.

Hope keeps us going.

Hann heldur að fólkið dæmi sig.

He thinks that the people judge him.

Hún heldur að hann skynji hugarfarið hjá sér.

She thinks that he perceives her mindset.

Óöruggi strákurinn heldur að allir horfi á sig.

The insecure boy thinks that everyone is looking at him.

Hann er mjög óöruggur og heldur að kennarinn sakni sín ekki.

He is very insecure and thinks that the teacher does not miss him.

Býflugnaræktin er nefnilega miklu erfiðari en fólkið heldur.

You see, beekeeping is much harder than people think.

Hún hélt að hún myndi klúðra öllu og líta út eins og fífl.

She thought that she would mess everything up and look like a fool.

Eigingjarni maðurinn heldur að allir hugsi um sig.

The selfish man thinks that everyone thinks about him.

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