How to conjugate a verb in Icelandic

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Icelandic verb conjugation: I

Verbs are used to describe actions. Icelandic verbs are conjugated for each person. The conjugation typically consists of an ending placed on the verb stem. For the first person singular however, Icelandic verbs typically have no ending.

Examples

ég les

I read

ég leita að

I look for

ég þekki

I know

ég syng

I sing

ég nota

I use

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Basic words and phrases in Icelandic

Learn to get by in Icelandic with these useful words and phrases. These essential phrases cover everything from Icelandic greetings to business and workplace communications to love and dating.

Hvernig gengur ?

How's it going ?

Sæll og blessaður

Hello !

Er í lagi með þig ?

'You okay ?

Allt er í lagi ?

Everything okay ?

Gott kvöld!

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Step 8 : Icelandic verbs

Verbs are used to describe actions. There are 1000's of verbs that you can learn in Icelandic. A good approach would be to start out by learning just three Icelandic verbs by heart. We suggest you learn the Icelandic verbs að sjá, að langa í and að líka (see, want, like). Using the nouns bók, stóll and hurð (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each verb with each noun (I want the book, you see the chair, they like the door etc.). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Icelandic verbs including useful examples. After you've learned using the three verbs að sjá, að langa í and að líka by heart you can move on to Step 9 (Icelandic possessive pronouns).

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