No. 516 in Icelandic

samgöngu

"Samgöngu" means "transportation" or "communications" in English.

In a sentence

Samgönguáætlanir eru mikilvægur hluti af borgarþróun.
Transportation plans are an important part of urban development.
Here 'samgöngu' (as part of 'samgönguáætlanir') refers to transportation and is used in a compound word describing plans related to transportation.
Samgöngufyrirtækið hefur bætti þjónustu sína árið.
The transportation company has improved its service this year.
In this sentence, 'samgöngu' appears in the word 'samgöngufyrirtækið', meaning a transportation company, highlighting its application in professional contexts.
Á Íslandi eru samgöngur oftast taldar öruggar og áreiðanlegar.
In Iceland, transportation is often considered safe and reliable.
'Samgöngur' here is used as a standalone noun referring to the general concept of transportation.

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