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Icelandic frequency list

No. 174 in Icelandic

fram

"Fram" means "forward" or "ahead" in English.

In a sentence

  • Við skulum fara fram á ganginn.

    Let's go forward to the hallway.

    Here, 'fram' is used to indicate moving forward, in this case, towards a physical location or direction.

  • Hún lagði fram góðar tillögur fyrir fundinn.

    She presented good suggestions for the meeting.

    In this sentence, 'fram' is part of the verb 'leggja fram,' meaning 'to present or propose a plan or idea.'

  • Af hverju heldur þú þessu áfram?

    Why are you continuing with this?

    Here, 'fram' is part of the phrase 'halda áfram,' which means 'to continue,' indicating the continuation or perpetuation of an action.

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