No. 138 in Icelandic
fyrirtæki
The Icelandic word "fyrirtæki" means "company" or "business" in English.
In a sentence
Fyrirtækið var stofnað árið 2000.
The company was founded in the year 2000.
In this sentence, 'fyrirtæki' refers to an organization that operates as a business entity.
Ég vinn hjá fyrirtæki sem sérhæfir sig í hugbúnaði.
I work for a company that specializes in software development.
Here, 'fyrirtæki' is used to describe the workplace or business entity the speaker is employed by.
Íslandi er fullt af áhugaverðum fyrirtækjum.
Iceland is full of interesting companies.
In this example, 'fyrirtæki' is used in plural form to refer generally to business entities operating in Iceland.
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