What does eiginlega in Icelandic mean?

What is the meaning of the word eiginlega in Icelandic? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use eiginlega in Icelandic.

The word eiginlega in Icelandic means really, in fact, actually. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word eiginlega

really

adverb

Nú, ūađ er nú eiginlega ekkert sem ūú getur gert.
Well, there's nothing that you can really do.

in fact

adverb

Af hverju trúirðu eiginlega því sem þú trúir?
Why, in fact, do you believe the way you do?

actually

adverb

Þetta er eiginlega dagdraumur minn.
It's actually kind of a fantasy of mine.

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Ég sakna þess eiginlega
I kinda miss it actually
Nei, eiginlega ekki.
No, not really.
Hvađ kom eiginlega fyrir ūig?
What the fuck happened to you?
Hvađ ertu eiginlega?
What the hell are you?
Ég var alin upp í kaþólskri trú og af því að mér hafði verið kennt að hún væri á himnum langaði mig eiginlega til að svipta mig lífi svo að ég gæti verið hjá henni.
I was raised a Catholic, and having been taught that she was in heaven, well, I wanted to take my own life to be with her.
Hvađa fķlk er ūetta eiginlega?
Who are all these people, anyhow?
Charlie, hver ertu eiginlega?
Charlie, who in the world are you?
Hver erum við eiginlega og hvers vegna boðum við trú okkar meðal almennings?
Who really are we, and why do we publicly share our beliefs?
Hvað varstu eiginlega að hugsa?
What the hell were you thinking?
Hvađ heldurđu eiginlega?
What the hell do you think for?
„Þú hefur áhuga á svona löguðu?“ „Nei, eiginlega ekki.“
"You're interested in this sort of thing?" "No, not really."
Nei, ūađ er eiginlega ekki hrađinn.
No, it's not the speed really so much.
Hún er eiginlega tilvalin.
It's kind of perfect.
Þó að þessir dyggu bræður hafi átt sér trúa aðstoðarmenn var það eiginlega aðeins einn sem tók ákvarðanir innan safnaðarins, á deildarskrifstofum og við aðalstöðvar okkar.
Although all these devoted brothers were supported by faithful assistants, one person was basically responsible for making decisions in the congregations, at the branch offices, and at world headquarters.
Í ritstjórnargrein í The New York Times sagði einu sinni að „svo mikið rúm sé fyrir getgátur [innan þróunarvísindanna] um tilurð mannsins, að kenningarnar segi eiginlega meira um höfund sinn en um efnið sjálft. . . .
An editorial in The New York Times observed that evolutionary science “includes so much room for conjecture that theories of how man came to be tend to tell more about their author than their subject. . . .
Hvađ gengur eiginlega á hér?
Well, what's goin'on anyway?
Ég var hálfslappur, eiginlega veikur.
I was feeling kind of sick, kind of ill.
Hvað er þetta eiginlega?
What kind of a thing is that?
Ég má eiginlega ekki fara inn.
I'm not really allowed in.
Ég er eiginlega ađ leita af manni.
I am looking for someone.
Hvers konar tré er þetta eiginlega?
What is this tree all about?
Eiginlega ekki.
Not really.
Hvađ ertu eiginlega gömul?
How old are you anyway?
Hvađ kom eiginlega fyrir ūig?
What the hell happened to you?
Hvađ á ūađ eiginlega ađ ūũđa?
What the hell's that supposed to mean?

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