No. 439 in Icelandic
úthlutað
"Úthlutað" means "allocated" or "assigned" in English.
In a sentence
Henni var úthlutað verkefni að leiða hópinn.
She was assigned the task of leading the team.
The word 'úthlutað' is used here as the past participle meaning 'was assigned' to indicate that a specific task has been given to someone.
Nemendum verður úthlutað hlutverkum fyrir leiksýninguna.
The students will be assigned roles for the theater performance.
Here, 'úthlutað' is in the future construction, illustrating the use of the word to indicate the allocation of roles.
Við höfum úthlutað viðbótarauðlindum til verkefnisins.
We have allocated additional resources to the project.
In this sentence, 'úthlutað' is used in conjunction with 'höfum' (have) to denote the allocation or distribution of resources as a past action impacting the present.
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