No. 61 in Icelandic
fór
"Fór" is the past tense of the Icelandic verb "fara," meaning "went" in English.
In a sentence
Ég fór í búðina í gær.
I went to the store yesterday.
The word "fór" is used here as the first person singular past tense of the verb "fara," meaning "to go."
Hún fór út þegar ég kom.
She went out when I arrived.
In this sentence, "fór" functions as the third person singular past tense of the verb "fara," indicating an action completed by 'she'.
Við fórum með bíl á ferðalag.
We went on a trip by car.
"Fórum" is the first person plural past tense form of "fara," showing the action 'we' performed.
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