No. 390 in Icelandic
síðastliðinn
"Last" or "past" (referring to something in the recent past).
In a sentence
Ég hef mikið hugleitt þetta síðastliðna ár.
I have pondered this extensively over the past year.
Here, 'síðastliðinn' refers to the past year, indicating the period of time leading up to now.
Síðastliðinn mánuður var mjög annasamur.
The past month was very busy.
In this sentence, 'síðastliðinn' describes the previous month, signifying the temporal phase that has just concluded.
Hún var í ferðalagi síðastliðinn vikuna.
She was on a trip last week.
Here, 'síðastliðinn' pertains to the prior week, emphasizing the concluded time span immediately before the present.
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