No. 7 in Icelandic
en
"En" in Icelandic means "but" or "and" depending on context.
In a sentence
Hann er stór, en hún er lítil.
He is big, but she is small.
In this sentence, "en" is used as a conjunction to express contrast between two clauses.
Þetta er ekki rauður, en blár.
This is not red, but blue.
Here, "en" functions as a conjunction to show an alternative or distinction in meaning.
Hann kom, en aðeins í stutta stund.
He came, but only for a short while.
In this example, "en" is used to introduce an exception or a contrasting detail about the preceding statement.
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