No. 140 in Icelandic
sá
The Icelandic word "sá" can mean "saw" (past tense of "see"), "that" (demonstrative pronoun), or "he" (masculine pronoun), depending on context.
In a sentence
Ég sá fugl fljúga yfir sjónum.
I saw a bird flying over the sea.
Verbal form, past tense of 'að sjá' (to see)
Sá sem kemur fyrstur verður að opna dyrnar.
The one who comes first must open the doors.
Demonstrative pronoun, referring to a specific person
Hann hafði ekki notað þann sem sá myndina fyrst.
He had not consulted the one who saw the picture first.
Relative pronoun, introducing a clause referring back to an individual
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