No. 778 in Icelandic
stóðu
"Stóðu" is the past tense of "standa," meaning "stood" in English.
In a sentence
Börnin stóðu í röð fyrir utan skólann.
The children stood in line outside the school.
'Stóðu' is used here as the past tense plural form of the verb 'að standa', meaning 'to stand', describing the children standing in a specific arrangement.
Þau stóðu sig vel í prófinu.
They performed well on the exam.
In this sentence, 'stóðu' is part of the phrasal verb 'að standa sig', which means 'to perform' or 'to accomplish', indicating their positive performance.
Stóðu fundargestirnir undir væntingum?
Did the attendees meet the expectations?
'Stóðu' here is used in the phrase 'að standa undir', which can mean 'to meet' or 'to fulfill' expectations, referring to whether the attendees succeeded in doing so.
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