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Learn Icelandic: út af - because of + dative

Icelandic
/Causal prepositions (út af)
/út af

út af

Word

út af

Meaning

because of (+ dative)

Part of speech

preposition

Pronunciation

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Causal prepositions (út af)

Usages of út af

Við vinnum ekki í dag út af verkfallinu.

We do not work today because of the strike.

Strætóinn kom ekki út af verkfallinu.

The bus did not come because of the strike.

Féll flugið niður út af óveðrinu?

Was the flight cancelled because of the storm?

Við vorum heima út af óveðrinu.

We were at home because of the storm.

Strákarnir keyrðu ekki út af ófærðinni.

The boys did not drive because of the impassable roads.

Skólinn er lokaður út af ófærðinni.

The school is closed because of the impassable roads.

Tónleikarnir féllu niður út af rafmagnsleysinu.

The concert was cancelled because of the power outage.

Við gátum ekki eldað út af rafmagnsleysinu.

We could not cook because of the power outage.

Hún kom seint út af hálkunni.

She arrived late because of the ice.

Skólinn er lokaður út af hálkunni.

The school is closed because of the ice.

Þau misstu af fluginu út af töfinni.

They missed the flight because of the delay.

Áður en flugið fór, biðu þau lengi út af töfinni.

Before the flight left, they waited a long time because of the delay.

Var töfin út af biluninni?

Was the delay because of the breakdown?

Lyftan virkar ekki út af biluninni.

The elevator does not work because of the breakdown.

Krakkinn grét út af jarðskjálftanum.

The kid cried because of the earthquake.

Þau vöknuðu út af jarðskjálftanum.

They woke up because of the earthquake.

Vegurinn er lokaður út af viðgerðinni.

The road is closed because of the repair.

Við syntum ekki út af viðgerðinni.

We did not swim because of the repair.

Við keyrum þennan stóra út af ófærðinni.

We drive this big one because of the impassable roads.

Hver fór heim út af óveðrinu?

Who went home because of the storm?

Foreldrarnir gæta eigna sinna út af óveðrinu.

The parents take care of their own possessions because of the storm.

Aðstæðurnar voru slæmar út af þokunni þótt báðir leikararnir væru góðir.

The conditions were bad because of the fog, even though both actors were good.

Leikstjórinn tefur kvikmyndina út af miklum hávaða þótt aðstæðurnar séu góðar.

The director delays the film because of loud noise, even though the conditions are good.

Hálf fjölskyldan er reið út af því.

Half the family is angry about it.

Hún þarf skurðaðgerðina út af gallblöðrunni.

She needs the surgery because of the gallbladder.

Konan er búin að vera að æla mikið út af ógleðinni.

The woman has been vomiting a lot because of the nausea.

Einn af þátttakendunum var reiður út af hækkuninni.

One of the participants was angry about the increase.

Nemandinn var peningalaus út af leigunni.

The student was penniless because of the rent.

Hún var svefnlaus út af barninu.

She was sleepless because of the baby.

Það er verið að undirbúa niðurrifið út af veðrinu.

The demolition is being prepared because of the weather.

Innkaupin eru hvatvís út af útsölunni.

The purchases are impulsive because of the sale.

Sóunin er tvisvar sinnum meiri út af hvatvísum innkaupum.

The waste is twice as much because of impulsive purchases.

Sóunin er helmingi minni út af góðum neysluvenjum.

The waste is half as big because of good consumer habits.

Hún velur endingargóðu gæðavöruna út af útsölunni.

She chooses the durable quality product because of the sale.

Ég er þér sammála, það er annasamt miðsumars út af sveitaverkunum.

I agree with you, it is busy in midsummer because of the farm chores.

Bíllinn er fastur úti í mýrinni út af drullunni.

The car is stuck out in the bog because of the mud.

Út af skaflinum stöndum við úti í drullunni.

Because of the snowdrift, we are standing out in the mud.

Við krefjum hann ekki svara út af þessari frekju.

We do not demand answers from him because of this pushiness.

Ég skvetti vatni á tölvuna út af klaufaskapnum mínum.

I splashed water on the computer due to my clumsiness.

Nokkrir lesendur eru áhyggjusamir út af skapsama drekanum.

Several readers are anxious because of the temperamental dragon.

Ég flýt en ég er ekki neitt afslappaður út af innilokunarkenndinni.

I float but I am not at all relaxed because of the claustrophobia.

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