No. 523 in Icelandic

íbúðir

"Íbúðir" means "apartments" or "residences" in English.

In a sentence

Nýjar íbúðir eru byggðar í miðbænum.
New apartments are being built in the downtown area.
In this sentence, "íbúðir" refers to newly constructed apartments, demonstrating its usage as the plural form of "íbúð" (apartment).
Við skoðuðum nokkrar ólíkar íbúðir í gær.
We viewed several different apartments yesterday.
Here, "íbúðir" refers to various individual apartments that were inspected, illustrating its practical application when discussing multiple apartment units.
Íbúðir á þessu svæði eru mjög eftirsóttar.
The apartments in this area are highly sought after.
In this case, "íbúðir" represents apartments as a general category, emphasizing the collective appeal of apartments in a specific location.

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