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Icelandic frequency list

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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