No. 65 in Icelandic
hvað
"What."
In a sentence
Hvað er þetta?
What is this?
Here, 'hvað' is used to form a question asking for information about an unidentified object or concept.
Hvað ertu að gera?
What are you doing?
In this sentence, 'hvað' is used to inquire about an action someone is performing.
Ég veit ekki hvað ég á að segja.
I don't know what I should say.
Here, 'hvað' is employed in a subordinate clause to express the object of the action 'I should say'.
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