Meaning of setja | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to put, to place
   weak
2. to decide, to determine, to resolve
   weak
3. to formally open
   formal, weak
4. to suppose
   weak
5. to typeset
   weak
6. used in set phrases
   impersonal, weak

Equivalents

Examples

“Nennirðu að setja forritunarbókina mína á borðið?”

Could you put my programming book on the table?

“Guð er eins og draumafangari sem maður setur í gluggann.”

God is like a dreamcatcher that you put in the window.

“Hann setti sér það markmið að grennast.”

He was determined to lose weight.

“Við settum okkur að leysa öll dæmin fyrir prófið.”

We decided to solve all the problems before the examination.

“Að setja fund.”

To open a meeting.

“Eigum við ekki að sjá hvað setur?”

How about we see what happens?

“Mig setti hljóða eftir símtalið.”

I couldn't speak after the phone call.

“Það sótti að mér kulda.”

I felt cold.

“Þegar hann minntist látinnar konu sinnar setti að honum ákafan grát.”

He began crying immensely upon remembering his deceased wife.

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