Meaning of sem | Babel Free

Definitions

1. as, like
2. like, as if
3. who, which, that
   relative

Examples

“Hann var sem guð meðal manna.”

He was like a god amongst men.

“Hár hennar var hvítt sem snjór.”

Her hair was white as snow.

“Hann er sem nýr.”

He is as [good as] new.

“Vista sem…”

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“Svo virðist sem sjúkdómurinn sé arfgengur”

Is seems as though the disease is hereditary.

“Þetta er maðurinn sem ég hitti í gær.”

That’s the man that I met yesterday.

“Þetta er konan sem barði mig.”

That’s the woman who hit me.

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