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Icelandic frequency list

No. 173 in Icelandic

þessar

"Þessar" means "these" (feminine plural).

In a sentence

  • Ég tók þessar bækur af borðinu.

    I took these books off the table.

    In this sentence, "þessar" is used as a demonstrative pronoun in the accusative case plural form to refer to the books.

  • Ertu búinn að sjá þessar bíómyndir?

    Have you seen these movies?

    Here, "þessar" is again a demonstrative pronoun in the plural form, modifying the noun "movies".

  • Það eru þessar stelpur sem skemmtu sér vel.

    It is these girls who had a good time.

    In this example, "þessar" functions as an identifying modifier providing specific identification of the subjects.

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