No. 473 in Icelandic

erlendis

Abroad.

In a sentence

Hann býr erlendis.
He lives abroad.
The word 'erlendis' in this sentence indicates that he lives in a different country from the one being spoken about (abroad).
Við trúðum alltaf að hún myndi ferðast erlendis einhvern dag.
We always believed that she would travel abroad one day.
Here, 'erlendis' refers to traveling to a foreign country in the future.
Það er áhugavert að læra um málefni sem tengjast lífi erlendis.
It is interesting to learn about topics related to life abroad.
In this context, 'erlendis' is used to describe a general concept of being or living in a foreign country.

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