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sum

[sʊmː]

conj

LanguageFaroese

Meaning
  1. like, as
  2. when, as
  3. like
  4. Used to make comparisons or to indicate the time at which something happens.
Examples

Hann er sum pápi sín.

He is like his father.

Pronunciationsʊmː

Part of speechconj

Usage noteThis word can function as both a comparative 'like' and a temporal 'when' or 'as'.

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sum in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.