No. 760 in Icelandic
lesa
"Lesa" means "to read."
In a sentence
Ég les bók á hverjum degi.
I read a book every day.
Here, 'lesa' is used in its present tense form 'les' to indicate the act of reading as a regular activity.
Hún las grein í blaðinu í gær.
She read an article in the newspaper yesterday.
In this sentence, 'lesa' is in its past tense form 'las,' describing a completed action of reading in the past.
Við munum lesa þessar bækur í skólanum.
We will read these books in school.
Here, 'lesa' is used in the infinitive form 'lesa' following a modal verb in the future tense, indicating a planned action of reading.
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