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grunnskóla

"Grunnskóla" means "primary school" or "elementary school" in English.

In a sentence

Krakkarnir fóru í grunnskóla í morgun.
The children went to elementary school this morning.
The word "grunnskóla" is used generically to refer to the institution of elementary school.
Hún starfar sem kennari í grunnskóla.
She works as a teacher in an elementary school.
Here, "grunnskóla" refers to the workplace environment of the elementary school.
Við munum byggja nýjan grunnskóla í bænum.
We will build a new elementary school in town.
In this sentence, "grunnskóla" indicates the architectural or physical concept of the school.

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