No. 780 in Icelandic
síðast
"Last" or "lastly."
In a sentence
Ég fór í leikhúsið síðast um helgina.
I went to the theater last weekend.
Here, "síðast" means 'last' or 'most recently' referring to the temporal context of the action.
Síðast þegar við hittumst, sagði ég þér frá áætlun minni.
The last time we met, I told you about my plan.
In this sentence, "síðast" means 'last' or 'previous' concerning the specific instance of meeting.
Hann er alltaf síðastur að ljúka vinnu.
He is always the last one to finish work.
Here, "síðastur" (derived from "síðast") means 'last' in the sense of order or position in a sequence.
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