No. 497 in Icelandic
bæjarins
"Of the town" or "of the village."
In a sentence
Ég fór í bakaríið á horninu að sækja snúð úr bæjarins.
I went to the bakery on the corner to pick up a cinnamon roll from the town's.
Here, 'bæjarins' is used in the genitive case to imply possession of 'by the town'.
Bæjarins blóm voru viðurkennd fyrir fegurð þeirra.
The town's flowers were recognized for their beauty.
In this sentence, 'bæjarins' uses the genitive case to describe that the flowers belong to the town.
Settu bæjarins bruggið á borðið, svo allir geta notið þess.
Put the town's brew on the table so everyone can enjoy it.
Here, 'bæjarins' is again in the genitive case, attributing ownership of the brew to the town.
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