{"id":2887,"date":"2013-06-15T16:26:30","date_gmt":"2013-06-15T16:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/islenzka.net\/?p=2887"},"modified":"2013-06-15T16:26:30","modified_gmt":"2013-06-15T16:26:30","slug":"off-to-a-good-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islenzka.net\/off-to-a-good-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Off To A Good Start"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"hamarkshradi\"<\/p>\n

From all the news reports, speeding seems to be just as big a problem in Iceland as anywhere else. Every few days there are stories about people caught doing outrageous speeds, but there’s nothing like getting pulled over for speeding moments after getting your driver’s license \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Var me\u00f0 b\u00edlpr\u00f3f \u00ed nokkrar m\u00edn\u00fatur<\/strong><\/a>
\nHad driver’s license just a few minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

“\u00dea\u00f0 var heldur stutt gamani\u00f0 hj\u00e1 unga \u00f6kumanninum sem l\u00f6greglan st\u00f6\u00f0va\u00f0i \u00e1 h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgarsv\u00e6\u00f0inu \u00e1 d\u00f6gunum.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The fun was rather short-lived for a young driver who was stopped recently by police in the capital area.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“\u00cd or\u00f0sendingu fr\u00e1 l\u00f6greglunni segir a\u00f0 \u00f6kuma\u00f0urinn hafi veri\u00f0 \u00ed sinni allra fyrstu \u00f6kufer\u00f0, en hann haf\u00f0i \u00f6\u00f0last \u00f6kur\u00e9ttindi nokkrum m\u00edn\u00fatum \u00e1\u00f0ur en l\u00f6greglan st\u00f3\u00f0 hann fyrir hra\u00f0akstur.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

“A statement from police says that the driver was out on his very first ride, and had gotten his license just a few minutes before police charged him with speeding.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The verb a\u00f0 aka<\/strong> is another word for to drive<\/em>, like a\u00f0 keyra<\/strong>. In compounds you often see the aka-<\/strong> prefix in the form of \u00f6ku-<\/strong>, due to the u-shift, like \u00f6ku\u00b7fer\u00f0<\/strong> (driving trip), \u00f6ku\u00b7ma\u00f0ur<\/strong> (driver), \u00f6ku\u00b7hra\u00f0i<\/strong> (driving speed), etc.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
a\u00f0 aka – to drive<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/th>\npresent<\/th>\npast<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00e9g<\/th>\nek<\/td>\n\u00f3k<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00fe\u00fa<\/th>\nekur<\/td>\n\u00f3kst<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00fea\u00f0<\/th>\nekur<\/td>\n\u00f3k<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
vi\u00f0<\/th>\n\u00f6kum<\/td>\n\u00f3kum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00fei\u00f0<\/th>\naki\u00f0<\/td>\n\u00f3ku\u00f0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00feau<\/th>\naka<\/td>\n\u00f3ku<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n  <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
a\u00f0 keyra – to drive<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/th>\npresent<\/th>\npast<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00e9g<\/th>\nkeyri<\/td>\nkeyr\u00f0i<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00fe\u00fa<\/th>\nkeyrir<\/td>\nkeyr\u00f0ir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00fea\u00f0<\/th>\nkeyrir<\/td>\nkeyr\u00f0i<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
vi\u00f0<\/th>\nkeyrum<\/td>\nkeyr\u00f0um<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00fei\u00f0<\/th>\nkeyri\u00f0<\/td>\nkeyr\u00f0u\u00f0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00feau<\/th>\nkeyra<\/td>\nkeyr\u00f0u<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

“B\u00edll \u00f6kumannsins m\u00e6ldist \u00e1 t\u00e6plega 120 km hra\u00f0a \u00fear sem leyf\u00f0ur h\u00e1markshra\u00f0i er 60.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The driver’s car was clocked at nearly 120 km\/hr where the posted speed limit is 60.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The prefix h\u00e1marks-<\/strong> is seen a lot meaning maximum<\/em> or top<\/em> whatever, in this case speed and the idea of limit<\/em>.<\/p>\n

“‘F\u00e1tt var um sv\u00f6r \u00feegar spurt var um aksturslagi\u00f0, en vonandi l\u00e6rir ungi \u00f6kuma\u00f0urinn s\u00edna lex\u00edu og kemur aftur \u00ed umfer\u00f0ina sem betri \u00f6kuma\u00f0ur. Hann f\u00e6r n\u00fa t\u00edma til a\u00f0 hugsa r\u00e1\u00f0 sitt, en b\u00e6\u00f0i svipting og sekt liggur vi\u00f0 hra\u00f0akstri af \u00feessu tagi,’ segir \u00ed tilkynningu fr\u00e1 l\u00f6greglu.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

“‘He didn’t have many answers when asked about his driving, but hopefully the young driver learns his lesson and comes back as a better driver. He’ll have time to think it over, as both a suspension and fine are imposed for this degree of speeding,’ says the notice from police.”<\/em><\/p>\n

So to “learn your lesson” is pretty much the same in Icelandic, a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra lex\u00edu<\/strong> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\r\nor\u00f0\u00b7sending f (-ar,-ar)             message\r\n\u00f6ku\u00b7fer\u00f0 f (-ar,-ir)                drive, ride\r\n\u00f6\u00f0last v refl (-a\u00f0ist)              obtain, get\r\nhra\u00f0i m (-a)                        speed\r\nh\u00e1marks\u00b7hra\u00f0i m (-a,-ar)            maximum speed\r\nlex\u00eda f (-u,-ur)                    lesson\r\nsvipting f (-ar,-ar)                deprivation\r\nsekt f (-ar,-ir)                    fine\r\n<\/pre>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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