Usages of detta
Ég datt óvart úti í gær.
I accidentally fell outside yesterday.
Bollinn datt en maðurinn greip hann.
The cup fell but the man caught it.
Strákurinn var óheppinn af því að hann datt.
The boy was unlucky because he fell.
Ef ísbjörninn dytti ofan í sprunguna, væri honum örugglega kalt.
If the polar bear fell down into the crevasse, he would definitely be cold.
Laugavörðurinn hringdi á sjúkrabílinn þegar maðurinn datt út af flísunum.
The lifeguard called an ambulance when the man fell because of the tiles.
Ryðgaða pípan datt á gólfið, heyrði nokkur hljóðið?
The rusty pipe fell on the floor, did anybody hear the sound?
Ég hef drukkið vatnið úr skelinni síðan kókoshnetan datt.
I have drunk the water from the shell since the coconut fell.
Hann öskraði andskotinn þegar hann datt.
He yelled damn it when he fell.
Hún var svo þreytt að hún missteig sig og datt.
She was so tired that she took a bad step and fell.
Datt kötturinn niður í kjarrið?
Did the cat fall down into the brushwood?
Sumir fuglar virðast svífa en aðrir detta.
Some birds seem to hover, but others fall.
Kötturinn var nærri því dottinn af þakinu.
The cat almost fell off the roof.
Mælitækið datt eitthvert, skínandi bjart.
The measuring instrument fell somewhere, shining brightly.
Við sjáum nýslegna mynt detta.
We see a newly minted coin fall.
Hún sleppti handfanginu og datt.
She let go of the handle and fell.
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