No. 616 in Icelandic
einstaka
The Icelandic word "einstaka" means "occasional" or "rare."
In a sentence
Ég lendi einstaka sinnum í skemmtilegum aðstæðum.
I occasionally find myself in fun situations.
Here, 'einstaka' is used adverbially in the phrase 'einstaka sinnum', meaning 'occasionally' or 'seldomly'.
Við sáum einstaka fugla í skóginum.
We saw a few unique birds in the forest.
Here, 'einstaka' is used adjectivally to describe 'fugla' (birds), hinting that they were unique or unusual.
Það koma stundum upp einstaka mistök.
Occasionally, some rare mistakes happen.
In this sentence, 'einstaka' modifies 'mistök' (mistakes), implying that they are rare occurrences.
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