No. 942 in Icelandic
tvisvar
Twice.
In a sentence
Ég fór í bíó tvisvar í síðustu viku.
I went to the cinema twice last week.
In this sentence, 'tvisvar' is used to indicate the number of times an action took place, emphasizing the frequency as 'two times'.
Hún eldaði tvisvar til að ljúka við réttinn.
She cooked twice to complete the dish.
Here, 'tvisvar' signifies the repetition of an action, in this case, cooking, indicating that the process was done two times.
Þeir þurftu að spila leikinn tvisvar til að fá endanlegan úrslit.
They had to play the game twice to get a final result.
In this instance, 'tvisvar' is used to describe the necessity of performing an action, playing the game, on two occasions to achieve clarity.
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