No. 216 in Icelandic

höfðu

"Had" (past tense of "have").

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Höfðu gaman af tónlistinni.
Enjoy the music.
In this sentence, 'höfðu' is used as the imperative form of the verb 'að hafa', instructing one or more people to 'have' or 'enjoy' something.
Þau höfðu aldrei séð slíkan storm.
They had never seen such a storm.
Here, 'höfðu' is used as the third-person plural past indicative form of 'að hafa', denoting past perfect tense.
Höfðu þið áhuga á þessu verkefni?
Did you have interest in this project?
In this interrogative sentence, 'höfðu' functions as the second-person plural past indicative form of 'að hafa', asking about something in the past.

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