No. 193 in Icelandic

hefst

"Begins" or "starts."

In a sentence

Námskeiðið hefst í næstu viku.
The course starts next week.
In this sentence, "hefst" means "starts," indicating the beginning of an action or event, in this case, a course.
Veislan hefst um leið og gestirnir koma.
The celebration begins as soon as the guests arrive.
Here, "hefst" refers to the initiation of the event (the celebration), highlighting the temporal sequence based on the guests' arrival.
Starfið hefst um leið og tólurnar eru tilbúnar.
The work starts as soon as the tools are ready.
In this example, "hefst" denotes the commencement of an activity (the work) contingent on another condition (tools being ready).

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