Meaning of langa | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to cause to want, to make feel like [with accusative ‘someone’, along with í (+ accusative) ‘something’ or að (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’] (idiomatically translated as "want, feel like" with the accusative object as the subject)
   impersonal, weak
2. to crave, to have a hankering for
   weak

Examples

“Mig langar í hest!”

I want a horse!

“Langar þig í hest?”

Do you want a horse?

“Hvað langar þig í? — Mig langar í nammi og ís!”

What do you want? — I want candy and ice cream!

“Mig langar heim.”

I want to go home.

“Hana langaði að hitta foreldra mína.”

She wanted to meet my parents.

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