Meaning of hver | Babel Free

Definitions

1. who, what
   interrogative
2. which (referring to one or several of more than two things or persons)
   interrogative
3. what, which part (referring to part of a mass or group of things or people considered collectively)
   interrogative, neuter, singular
4. whichever (of more than two things or persons)
   relative
5. whatever
   neuter, relative, singular
6. who, which, that (used in the forming of relative clauses)
   archaic, relative
7. each, every
   indefinite

Examples

“Hver er ég?”

Who am I?

“Hver stal kökunni úr krúsinni í gær?”

Who stole the cookie from the jar last night?

“Hver þeirra finnst þér bestur, hvíti, græni eða appelsínuguli bíllinn?”

Which of these do you like best, the white, the green, or the orange car?

“Við verðum að ákveða hvað af landinu við viljum vernda fyrir snjóflóð.”

We have to decide which part of the land we want to protect from avalanches.

“Hver sem ég talaði við í dag var í góðu skapi.”

Whoever I talked to today was in a good mood.

“Hvað sem ég reyndi, það tókst ekki.”

Whatever I tried, it didn't work.

“Besta rúgbrauðið kemur frá Hveragerði. Það veit hver íslendingur.”

The best ‘rye bread’ is from Hveragerði. Every Icelander knows that.

“Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Icelandic, English)”

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

CEFR level