Meaning of ætla | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to intend, to plan, to mean to, be going to
   weak
2. to intend to go
   weak
3. to be going to, seem to be going to (indicating a likely course of events)
   impersonal, usually, weak
4. to think, to believe, suppose, be of the opinion (that)
   weak
5. to believe, to suppose, to attribute
   weak
6. to intend
   weak
7. to wonder, to suppose
   also, impersonal, weak

Equivalents

Examples

“Ég ætlaði ekki að særa þig.”

I didn't mean to hurt you.

“Hún ætlaði alltaf að passa upp á hann.”

She was always going to keep an eye on him.

“Hættu þessu, asninn þinn! Ég ætlaði að sitja þarna!”

Stop that, you idiot! I was going to sit there!

“Ég ætla heim!”

I'm going home!

“það ætlar að rigna”

it looks like it’s going to rain

“Farið er að skýja, og ætla ég að fljótlega byrji að rigna.”

It is getting cloudy, and I think it will soon start raining.

“Ætlaðu mér ekki slíka heimsku.”

Don’t think I’m that stupid.

“Hann ætlaði henni að annað hlutverk.”

He intended another role for her.

“Fjölskylda hans ætlaði honum að leggja stund á lögfræði.”

His family intended for him to study law.

“Hvað ætli forsetinn sé að gera núna?”

I wonder what the president is doing now.

“Átt þú ekki að vera í skólanum? — Ætli það ekki.”

Aren't you supposed to be at school? — I suppose so.

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