varið

varið (indeclinable, predicate-only)

1. having good qualities; having merits; special and interesting

   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.

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").

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.

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