No. 71 in Icelandic
hafði
"Had" (past tense of "have").
In a sentence
Ég hafði lokið við verkefnið.
I had finished the project.
In this sentence, 'hafði' serves as the past perfect auxiliary verb, indicating that the action of finishing the project was completed before another point in time.
Hún hafði gaman af tónlist.
She enjoyed music.
Here, 'hafði' describes an emotional state or experience, implying that she habitually or consistently found enjoyment in music.
Við höfðum ætlað að fara en veðrið breyttist.
We had intended to go, but the weather changed.
In this context, 'höfðum' (the first-person plural form of 'hafði') is used to express an intention or plan in the past that was not realized due to subsequent events.
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