No. 551 in Icelandic
talin
The Icelandic word "talin" means "considered" or "counted" in English.
In a sentence
Hún er talin vera mjög hæfileikarík.
She is considered to be very talented.
'Talin' is used here to convey 'considered,' indicating an assessment or belief about someone or something.
Talin var með í liðinu í gær.
Talin was part of the team yesterday.
'Talin' serves as a proper noun, a given name or a specific designation in this example.
Er þetta talin rétt aðferð?
Is this considered the correct method?
'Talin' operates as part of a question, expressing an assessment or evaluation of the discussed method.
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