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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse líka, from Proto-Germanic *līkāną.
Verb
líka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative líkaði, supine líkað)
- (impersonal) to please, to like
- Mér líkar góður matur.
- I like good food.
- "Mér líkar við þig."
- "I like you."
Usage notes
- Now used most often in conjunction with the preposition við, its prepositional phrase replacing the subject, making the verb entirely impersonal (see líka við).
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
See líkur
Adverb
líka (not comparable)
- also, too, as well, likewise
- Luke 6:29 (English, Icelandic)
- Slái þig einhver á kinnina, skaltu og bjóða hina, og taki einhver yfirhöfn þína, skaltu ekki varna honum að taka kyrtilinn líka.
- If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic as well.
Konan mín kom, og börnin mín líka.- My wife came, and also my children.
Ég vona að við hittumst aftur. - Ég líka.- I hope that we'll meet again. - Me too.
See also
Phalura
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
líka (transitive, Perso-Arabic spelling لِکہ)
- to lick
Inflection
L:cons (Prs): likáanu, (Pfv): likílu, (Cv): likí, (Imp): lik
References
- Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN