No. 979 in Icelandic
aukast
To increase or grow.
In a sentence
Góð skemmtun getur aukið gleði fólks.
Good entertainment can increase people's joy.
Here, 'aukast' is used in its causative form 'aukið', showing an increase in joy.
Það er ánægjulegt að sjá hvernig áhugi nemenda hefur aukist.
It is delightful to see how students' interest has increased.
In this example, 'aukast' is reflexive, indicating that interest has grown autonomously.
Við vonum að styrkurinn muni aukast á næsta ári.
We hope that the strength will increase next year.
Here, 'aukast' is used as a direct intransitive verb, referring to the growth of strength.
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