No. 462 in Icelandic

vonandi

Hopefully.

In a sentence

Vonandi verður gott veður á morgun.
Hopefully, the weather will be good tomorrow.
The word 'vonandi' is used here to express the speaker's wish or hope for the future occurrence of good weather.
Við fengum vonandi sanngjarna niðurstöðu.
We hopefully received a fair result.
In this sentence, 'vonandi' conveys the speaker’s belief or expectation that the outcome was fair.
Þau eru vonandi komin á réttum tíma.
They are hopefully on time.
Here, 'vonandi' introduces the speaker's hope or assumption regarding the timeliness of others' arrival.

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