No. 522 in Icelandic
áhyggjur
Worries or concerns.
In a sentence
Ég hef áhyggjur af verkefninu okkar.
I am worried about our project.
In this sentence, 'áhyggjur' expresses the speaker's concern or worry about the project's situation or outcome.
Hún hafði alltaf áhyggjur af börnunum sínum.
She was always worried about her children.
Here, 'áhyggjur' describes ongoing concern regarding her children's well-being or affairs.
Eftir að við töluðum saman, minnkuðu áhyggjurnar.
After we talked, the worries subsided.
In this instance, 'áhyggjur' is used to denote fears or concerns that were alleviated following a conversation.
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