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The verbal forms may be illustrated with the root ''segj-'' (to say):

:''segja'' (to say)

:''segisa'' (says~~, is hoping~~)

:''segisa'' (says)

:''segju'' (said~~, was hoping~~)

:''segju'' (said)

:''segjo'' (shall say, will say)

:''segje'' (say! speak!; a command)

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:''tveirfyri'' (twice)

The particle ''upp·á'' is used to mark distributive numbers, that is, the idea of distributing a certain number of items to each member of a group~~. Consequently, the logogram @ is not used (except in email addresses, of course)~~:

The particle ''upp·á'' is used to mark distributive numbers, that is, the idea of distributing a certain number of items to each member of a group:

:''Ek gefu hit þeir upp·á þrír eplirarni'' or ''~~eplirarni~~ ek gefu hit þeir upp·á þrír'' (I gave [to] them three apples each).

:''Ek gefu hit þeir upp·á þrír eplirarni'' - or - ''Eplirarni ek gefu hit þeir upp·á þrír''

:I gave [to] them three apples each

Note that particle ''upp·á'' forms a phrase with the numeral ''þrír'' and is not a preposition for the noun phrase ''þrír eplirarni'', so it does not prevent a grammatical object from taking the accusative case.

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In prepositional phrases, the preposition is ''required'' to come at the front of the noun phrase (that is, even before the article ''hit''), though it is commonly replaced by turning the noun into an adverb:

:''Til hit loptur'' 'to the sky' or ''loptrini'' 'skywards', never ''*loptur til''

:''Til hit loptur'' 'to the sky' or ''loptrini'' 'skywards', never ''loptur til*''

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 The verbal forms may be illustrated with the root ''segj-'' (to say):
 :''segja'' (to say)
-:''segisa'' (says, is hoping)
+:''segisa'' (says)
-:''segju'' (said, was hoping)
+:''segju'' (said)
 :''segjo'' (shall say, will say)
 :''segje'' (say! speak!; a command)
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 :''tveirfyri'' (twice)
-The particle ''upp·á'' is used to mark distributive numbers, that is, the idea of distributing a certain number of items to each member of a group. Consequently, the logogram @ is not used (except in email addresses, of course):
+The particle ''upp·á'' is used to mark distributive numbers, that is, the idea of distributing a certain number of items to each member of a group:
-:''Ek gefu hit þeir upp·á þrír eplirarni'' or ''eplirarni ek gefu hit þeir upp·á þrír'' (I gave [to] them three apples each).
+:''Ek gefu hit þeir upp·á þrír eplirarni'' - or - ''Eplirarni ek gefu hit þeir upp·á þrír''
+:I gave [to] them three apples each
 Note that particle ''upp·á'' forms a phrase with the numeral ''þrír'' and is not a preposition for the noun phrase ''þrír eplirarni'', so it does not prevent a grammatical object from taking the accusative case.
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 In prepositional phrases, the preposition is ''required'' to come at the front of the noun phrase (that is, even before the article ''hit''), though it is commonly replaced by turning the noun into an adverb:
-:''Til hit loptur'' 'to the sky' or ''loptrini'' 'skywards', never ''*loptur til''
+:''Til hit loptur'' 'to the sky' or ''loptrini'' 'skywards', never ''loptur til*''
 ===Constituent order===