No. 26 in Icelandic
eins
"eins" in Icelandic means "one" or "as" (depending on context).
In a sentence
Hún er eins og systir mín.
She is like my sister.
Here 'eins' is used as part of the phrase 'eins og', which functions as a comparison, similar to 'like' or 'as' in English.
Allir gera eins og þeir vilja.
Everyone does as they wish.
In this sentence, 'eins og' means 'as', indicating the manner in which an action is performed.
Þetta er eins skemmtilegt og það getur orðið.
This is as enjoyable as it can be.
'Eins...og' here is used for making an intensity comparison, meaning 'as...as' in English.
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