No. 928 in Icelandic
samgöngum
"Samgöngum" means "transportation" or "communications" in English.
In a sentence
Samgöngur milli borga eru mikilvægar fyrir samfélagið.
Transportation between cities is important for society.
Here, 'samgöngur' refers to the general concept of transportation systems connecting urban areas.
Margir nota almennar samgöngur til að komast til vinnu.
Many use public transportation to get to work.
In this sentence, 'samgöngur' is used to specifically describe public transit options.
Ríkisstjórnin áætlar að bæta samgöngukerfið.
The government plans to improve the transportation system.
The term 'samgöngur' here takes the form 'samgöngukerfið', referring to a structured transportation network.
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