No. 755 in Icelandic
hófust
The Icelandic word "hófust" means "began" or "started."
In a sentence
Undirbúningur fyrir hátíðina hófust fyrir tveimur mánuðum.
Preparation for the festival started two months ago.
In this sentence, 'hófust' is the past tense form of the verb 'hefja' (to start) in plural, indicating that the preparation (plural subject) began.
Leikirnir hófust klukkan átta.
The matches began at eight o'clock.
Here, 'hófust' is used to indicate the start of an event (the matches). It demonstrates its application for events in plural.
Rannsóknirnar á verkefninu hófust árið 2020.
The research on the project started in the year 2020.
In this sentence, 'hófust' is in the past tense and signifies the initiation of research activities (subject is plural).
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