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Icelandic frequency list

No. 925 in Icelandic

opnað

"Opnað" means "opened" in English.

In a sentence

  • Ég hef opnað gluggann.

    I have opened the window.

    The word 'opnað' is used here as the past participle form of the verb 'opna', following the auxiliary verb 'hef', to indicate a completed action in the perfect tense.

  • Bókin var opnuð af kennaranum.

    The book was opened by the teacher.

    In this sentence, 'opnuð' (a derived form of 'opnað') is used in the context of a passive voice construction to describe the book being in an opened state caused by the teacher.

  • Við skulum opna dyrnar.

    Let us open the doors.

    Here, the verb 'opna' is in its infinitive form, following the modal verb 'skulum', to suggest a proposal to perform the action of opening.

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