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Icelandic frequency list

No. 422 in Icelandic

kaupa

"To buy."

In a sentence

  • Ég kaupi brauð í bakaríinu.

    I buy bread at the bakery.

    In this sentence, 'kaupi' is the first-person singular present indicative form of the verb 'kaupa', used here to express an action currently being performed by the speaker, specifically buying.

  • Hún keypti nýjan bíl.

    She bought a new car.

    Here, 'keypti' is the third-person singular past indicative form of the verb 'kaupa', denoting an action completed in the past.

  • Við ætlum að kaupa hús á næsta ári.

    We are going to buy a house next year.

    In this instance, 'kaupa' is in its infinitive form, used in combination with 'ætla' (meaning 'going to') to indicate a planned future action of buying.

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