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Icelandic frequency list

No. 106 in Icelandic

munu

The Icelandic word "munu" is a modal verb used to indicate the future tense or express probability.

In a sentence

  • Þeir munu koma á morgun.

    They will come tomorrow.

    'Munu' is used here as an auxiliary verb to indicate future tense.

  • Ég mun muna þessa stund að eilífu.

    I will remember this moment forever.

    'Munu' serves as an auxiliary verb, marking the sentence in future tense, while its root form 'muna' means 'to remember'.

  • Hann sagði að þeir mundu vinna leikinn.

    He said that they would win the game.

    'Mundu' is the past subjunctive form of 'munu', used here to express a future possibility reported in the past.

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