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varið

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Icelandic

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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varið (indeclinable, predicate-only)

  1. having good qualities; having merits; special and interesting [with í]
    Synonym: þykja mikið til einhvers koma
    Það er ekkert varið í þetta.This thing has no interesting qualities and I would not recommend it.
    Er eitthvað varið í þetta?Does this thing have any interesting qualities such that you would recommend it to me?
  2. (preceded by þannig or svo) being the case, being a specific way
    En því er ekki svo varið.But that is not the case.
Usage notes
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This adjective only exists in the neuter and only in certain set phrases.

The first meaning is most often used with negation ("ekkert varið í þetta") or in questions that imply the assumption of a negative answer ("Er eitthvað varið í þetta?"), although it can be used positively ("Það er mikið í hann varið").

Declension
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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varið

  1. second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive active of vara
  2. second-person plural imperative active of vara
  3. supine of verja
    Ég hef varið miklum tíma í þetta.I've spent a lot of time on this.

See also

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