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Icelandic frequency list

No. 306 in Icelandic

sjö

The Icelandic word "sjö" means "seven" in English.

In a sentence

  • Ég vaknaði klukkan sjö í morgun.

    I woke up at seven o'clock this morning.

    Here, 'sjö' is a numeral used to denote the specific time at which the action occurred.

  • Við hittum sjö vini á tónleikunum.

    We met seven friends at the concert.

    In this sentence, 'sjö' specifies the number of friends met, demonstrating its role as a cardinal numeral.

  • 'Sjö' er talan sem kemur á eftir sex.

    'Seven' is the number that comes after six.

    'Sjö' appears as the subject of the sentence, emphasizing its identity as the numeral seven.

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