No. 14 in Icelandic

það

"Það" means "it" or "that" in English.

In a sentence

Það er kalt úti.
It is cold outside.
The word 'það' is used here as a dummy pronoun, similar to 'it' in English, to discuss the state of the weather.
Ég veit það.
I know it.
In this sentence, 'það' serves as a pronoun representing an object that is known or referred to.
Það sem þú segir er áhugavert.
What you say is interesting.
Here, 'það' is used in a clause to mean 'what', indicating something unspecified being talked about.

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