No. 27 in Icelandic
ár
"Ár" in Icelandic means "year."
In a sentence
Árin líða hratt.
The years pass quickly.
Here, 'árin' is the plural form of 'ár' meaning 'year', used as a noun referring to time.
Við förum í sund einu sinni á ári.
We go swimming once a year.
In this sentence, 'ári' is in the dative singular form of 'ár', denoting the temporal frequency of an action.
Flóðin urðu vegna mikillar úrkomu fyrr á árinu.
The floods occurred due to heavy rainfall earlier this year.
Here, 'árinu' is in the dative singular definite form of 'ár', indicating a specific instance within the year.
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