fer

fer

The Icelandic word "fer" means "goes" or "is going" (third person singular present tense of "fara").

Here, 'fer' is used to mean 'go', indicating an action of moving from one place to another.

Ég fer í vinnuna á hverjum degi.

I go to work every day.

In this sentence, 'fer' is a part of the verb 'ferðast', which translates to 'to travel', demonstrating a derived usage.

Við ferðumst til Spánar á sumrin.

We travel to Spain in the summers.

Here, 'fer' means 'leave', demonstrating another usage of the verb in the context of departing from a location.

Ef ég fer seint, kem ég of seint í skólann.

If I leave late, I arrive late to school.