No. 517 in Icelandic
starfar
"Starfar" means "works" or "operates" in English.
In a sentence
Hann starfar sem læknir á spítalanum.
He works as a doctor at the hospital.
In this usage, 'starfar' means 'works', indicating someone's profession or job.
Fyrirtækið starfar í hátæknigeiranum.
The company operates in the high-tech sector.
Here, 'starfar' means 'operates', describing the functional scope or operational field of an organization.
Tónlistarskólinn starfar sem sjálfseignarstofnun.
The music school operates as a non-profit organization.
In this context, 'starfar' is used as 'operates', focusing on the mode of operation or structural characteristic of an organization.
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