No. 10 in Icelandic
frá
The Icelandic word "frá" means "from" in English.
In a sentence
Ég kom frá Íslandi.
I came from Iceland.
In this sentence, 'frá' is used as a preposition to indicate the origin or starting point of the action, which is coming from Iceland.
Hún fékk fréttir frá vini sínum.
She received news from her friend.
Here, 'frá' is used as a preposition to indicate the source of the news—a friend of hers.
Ég mun senda póst frá tölvunni minni.
I will send an email from my computer.
In this case, 'frá' is used as a preposition to denote the instrument or means by which the action is performed, namely using my computer.
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