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No. 239 in Icelandic

sinna

To care for, attend to, or look after.

In a sentence

  • Ég vil kenna börnum og sinna þeim vel.

    I want to teach children and care for them well.

    In this sentence, 'sinna' is used to mean 'to care for' or 'attend to'.

  • Ég hef ekki tíma til að sinna verkefninu núna.

    I do not have time to attend to the project now.

    Here, 'sinna' signifies the act of attending to or addressing a matter or task.

  • Hann gleymdi að sinna tölvupóstinum sínum.

    He forgot to attend to his emails.

    In this example, 'sinna' means to address or manage correspondence or similar.

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