No. 598 in Icelandic

undirbúning

Preparation.

In a sentence

Við erum í undirbúningi undir hátíðina.
We are in preparation for the festival.
The term 'undirbúning' is used here as a noun describing the process of getting ready or preparing for the festival.
Undirbúningurinn var tímafrekur en nauðsynlegur.
The preparation was time-consuming but necessary.
Here, the noun 'undirbúningurinn' refers to the preparations made, with the definite article attached for specificity.
Hún telur undirbúning vera lykilinn að velgengi.
She considers preparation to be the key to success.
In this sentence, 'undirbúning' is used in the accusative case as the object of the verb, indicating the action or concept of preparing.

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