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Icelandic frequency list

No. 32 in Icelandic

hún

"She" or "it" (feminine).

In a sentence

  • Hún er kennari.

    She is a teacher.

    The word 'hún' is used here as a pronoun to refer to a female subject, 'she', in the nominative case.

  • Þar er bókin hennar, hún er á borðinu.

    There is her book, it is on the table.

    The word 'hún' refers to the word 'bókin' (book), which is a feminine noun in Icelandic. Here it is used to indicate 'it'.

  • Hún talar íslensku mjög vel.

    She speaks Icelandic very well.

    In this instance, the word 'hún' functions as a pronoun referring to a female person who is the subject of the sentence.

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