No. 592 in Icelandic
skipta
"Skipta" means "to change," "divide," or "exchange" in English.
In a sentence
Ég þarf að skipta um föt eftir æfinguna.
I need to change my clothes after the workout.
In this sentence, 'skipta' is used to mean 'change', indicating the replacement of one thing with another, in this case, clothes.
Við skiptum verkefninu á milli okkar.
We divide the task among us.
Here, 'skipta' is used in the sense of 'divide' or 'share', referring to the distribution of the task among people.
Það skiptir máli hvernig þú tjáir þig.
It matters how you express yourself.
In this case, 'skipta' implies 'matter', signifying importance or relevance in a given context.
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