No. 88 in Icelandic
daga
The Icelandic word "daga" means "to dawn" or "to become day."
In a sentence
Sólríkir dagar eru algengir á sumrin.
Sunny days are common in summer.
Here, 'dagar' is the plural form of 'dagur', referring to 'days' as in units of time.
Við skulum daga út fyrir nýtt verkefni.
Let's work on a new project.
In this sentence, 'daga' takes the form of a verb meaning 'to work on' or 'to develop', especially creatively.
Hann dagði einhverju í morgun.
He aimed for something this morning.
Here, 'dagði' is used as a conjugated past tense verb, meaning 'to aim' or 'to set a goal' in a figurative sense.
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