No. 753 in Icelandic
hve
The Icelandic word "hve" means "how."
In a sentence
Hve margar bækur hefurðu lesið?
How many books have you read?
Here, 'hve' is used as an interrogative pronoun asking 'how' in the context of 'how many'.
Ég veit ekki hve hratt hann er.
I don't know how fast he is.
In this sentence, 'hve' introduces a clause indicating 'how' in the context of 'how fast'.
Þú kemur til með að sjá hve miklu máli þetta skiptir.
You will come to see how important this is.
Here, 'hve' is utilized to express 'how' in an introspective or qualitative sense, referring to 'how much importance'.
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