No. 442 in Icelandic
jafnframt
"Jafnframt" means "at the same time" or "in addition."
In a sentence
Hann vinnur í banka og er jafnframt góður kennari.
He works in a bank and is also a good teacher.
Here, 'jafnframt' is used to mean 'also' or 'at the same time', showing an additional personal attribute of the individual.
Við ætlum að læra jafnframt því að njóta dagsins.
We plan to learn while also enjoying the day.
'Jafnframt' here indicates an action taking place simultaneously with another, showing concurrency.
Jafnframt því að vera góð, var hún líka einstaklega gáfuð.
Besides being kind, she was also remarkably intelligent.
In this sentence, 'jafnframt' means 'besides' or 'in addition to', used to add another quality of a person.
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