milljón

This is the 582nd most frequent Icelandic word.

milljón

"Milljón" means "million" in English.

The word 'milljón' is used as a noun representing the numerical value of one million.

Ég vann milljón krónur í happdrætti.

I won a million krónur in a lottery.

Here, 'milljón' is used metaphorically to express a vast quantity, not a literal count.

Það eru milljón ástæður fyrir því að ég elska Ísland.

There are a million reasons why I love Iceland.

In this sentence, 'milljón' describes the amount of the monetary grant specified.

Styrkurinn var milljón krónur, sem hjálpaði mikið.

The grant was a million krónur, which helped a lot.