Icelandic

Noun

horfa f ‎(genitive singular horfu, nominative plural horfur)

1. look, aspect
2. (in the plural) outlook

   Horfurnar eru góðar.

   The outlook is good.

   Horfurnar eru slæmar.

   The outlook is bad.

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Verb

horfa ‎(third-person singular past indicative horfði)

1. (personal) to look, to watch

   Á hvað ertu að horfa?

   What are you watching?

2. (personal) to face

   Veggurinn horfir í austur.‎

   The wall faces east.

3. (impersonal)

   Það horfir til vandræða.‎

   It looks serious.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• (to face): snúa

Derived terms

Usage notes

• In the sense of looking the preposition á ("on") is used.

  Ég horfði á sjónvarpið.

  I watched the television.