No. 312 in Icelandic

frétt

News.

In a sentence

Ég las góða frétt í blaðinu.
I read a good news article in the newspaper.
"Frétt" is used here to refer to a specific piece of news or a news article.
Fréttir dagsins voru mjög áhugaverðar.
Today's news was very interesting.
"Fréttir" is the plural form of "frétt," indicating the collection of news stories or updates.
Þetta er ekki góð frétt fyrir fyrirtækið.
This is not good news for the company.
"Frétt" is employed to describe an occurrence or update that impacts a situation or entity.

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