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Harðfiskur is fish that has been dried.“hard fish”dried fishHarðfiskur iser fishfiskur that, whichsem iser done, completedbúið toað dryþurrka. That's why it is hard.for that reason, that's whyÞess vegna iser “he”Referring back to the masculine "harðfiskur"ithann hardharður.
Harðfiskur is a little like "beef jerky," which Americans eat,“hard fish”dried fishHarðfiskur iser a littlesvolítið likeeins og „beef jerky“ whichsem AmericansAmeríkanar eatborða, except that no salt, sugar or anything else has been added.exceptnema thatað itþað iser notekki done, completedbúið toað addbæta við saltsalti, sugarsykri oreða nothing, anythingneinu other, elseöðru, It's just dry fish.thisþetta iser just, onlybara dryþurr fishfiskur.
You often eat harðfiskur with butter.oftenOft eatsborðar one, you (impersonal)maður “hard fish”dried fishharðfisk withmeð buttersmjöri. There are also little harðfiskur bites that you don't need to put butter on.there are, there existÞað eru also, toolíka there are, there existtil littlelitlir harðfiskur pieces, bits, bitesharðfiskbitar that, whichsem one, you (impersonal)maður need, needsþarf notekki toað put, setsetja buttersmjör oná, They're like a snack.Masculine form, referring back to the masculine harðfiskbitartheyþeir areeru likeeins og (a) snacksnakk.
It is very good to have harðfiskur when you go camping or hiking.itÞað iser verymjög goodgott toað have, owneiga harðfisk whenþegar one, you (impersonal)maður goes campingfer í útilegu oreða “að fara í fjallgöngu = to go hiking (lit. on a mountain walk)”hikingfjallgöngu. Harðfiskur is eighty-percent protein, so you don't need to eat a lot to feel full.“hard fish”dried fishHarðfiskur iser eightyáttatíu percentprósent proteinprótein sosvo að one, you (impersonal)maður need, needsþarf notekki toað eatborða much, a lotmikið in order totil að becomeverða full, satisfied (after eating)saddur.
Everyone finds harðfiskur good,“To everyone harðfiskur is found (to be) good,”everyone findsÖllum finnst harðfiskur goodgóður, but unfortunately it is not possible to eat harðfiskur in schools or at work because it gives off such a strong smell.buten itþað iser unfortunatelyþví miður notekki possiblehægt toað eatborða “hard fish”dried fishharðfisk iní schoolsskólanum oreða at workí vinnunni becauseaf því að thereþað iser sosvo strongsterk smell, odorlykt ofaf “him”Referring to the masculine harðfiskurithonum. The smell isn't bad - it's just strong.the smell, odorLyktin iser notekki badvond, “she”Referring to the feminine lyktithún iser just, onlybara strongsterk.