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mati
The Icelandic word "mati" means "assessment" or "opinion" in English.
In a sentence
Ég treysti þínu mati.
I trust your judgement.
In this sentence, 'mati' is an inflected form of the word 'mat' meaning judgement or evaluation, used here in the dative case after the verb 'treysta' (trust).
Mati á árangri nemenda er mikilvægt.
Assessment of students' performance is important.
Here, 'mati' refers to the process of evaluation, specifically standing for an 'assessment' in a grammatical context where it modifies the noun phrase.
Við fórum í sameiginlegt mat á verkefninu.
We conducted a joint evaluation of the project.
In this case, 'mati' represents the act or instance of evaluating, conveying the meaning of an evaluative meeting or consideration.
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