No. 512 in Icelandic
laugardaginn
"Laugardaginn" means "Saturday" in English.
In a sentence
Ég fer í sundlaugina á laugardaginn.
I will go to the swimming pool on Saturday.
Here, 'laugardaginn' is used to specify a future event happening on Saturday.
Við ætlum að borða saman næsta laugardaginn.
We are planning to have a meal together next Saturday.
In this example, 'laugardaginn' refers to the specific upcoming Saturday.
Fyrri laugardaginn í mánuðinum fórum við í gönguferð.
The previous Saturday in the month, we went on a hike.
Here, 'laugardaginn' is used to indicate a specific Saturday that has already occurred within the month.
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