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Icelandic frequency list

No. 716 in Icelandic

vanda

"Vanda" means "to strive for quality" or "to take care" in English.

In a sentence

  • Ég vanda mig alltaf við að skrifa skýrslur.

    I always take care in writing reports.

    Here, 'vanda' means to take care to do something carefully or skillfully.

  • Hún lendir oft í vanda þegar hún gleymir að skipuleggja tímann.

    She often gets into trouble when she forgets to organize her time.

    In this sentence, 'vanda' represents a problematic situation or trouble.

  • Við ætlum að vanda valið á veitingastað fyrir veisluna.

    We are planning to carefully select a restaurant for the party.

    Here, 'vanda' is used to express the intention of taking care to make a choice or decision.

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