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setja.

to put, to place

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈsɛːtja][ˈsɛːta]
  1. to put, to place

    weak
    Nennirðu að setja forritunarbókina mína á borðið?
    Guð er eins og draumafangari sem maður setur í gluggann.
  2. to decide, to determine, to resolve

    weak
    Hann setti sér það markmið að grennast.
    Við settum okkur að leysa öll dæmin fyrir prófið.
  3. to formally open

    formal · weak
    Að setja fund.
  4. to suppose

    weak
  5. to typeset

    weak
  6. used in set phrases

    impersonal · weak
    Eigum við ekki að sjá hvað setur?
    Mig setti hljóða eftir símtalið.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse setja, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną.

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