No. 930 in Icelandic

sennilega

"Probably" or "likely."

In a sentence

Sennilega mun veðrið batna á morgun.
Probably, the weather will improve tomorrow.
The word 'sennilega' indicates a high probability or expectation about a future event.
Hann er sennilega í vinnunni sinni núna.
He is probably at his work now.
Here, 'sennilega' expresses an assumption about the current location of the subject.
Það er sennilega betra að reyna seinna.
It is probably better to try later.
In this sentence, 'sennilega' suggests that the proposal is likely a good choice based on unstated reasoning.

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