No. 981 in Icelandic
bændur
Farmers.
In a sentence
Bændur vinna hörðum höndum á sumrin.
Farmers work hard during the summer.
In this sentence, 'bændur' is used as the plural subject form of the noun, referring to a group of farmers performing an action.
Landið hér á svæðinu er eign bændanna.
The land here in the area belongs to the farmers.
Here, 'bændanna' is the genitive plural form of the noun, indicating possession.
Samfélag bændanna hefur sterkan samstöðu.
The community of the farmers has strong solidarity.
In this case, 'bændanna' once again is the genitive plural form, used to describe their ownership or association with the community.
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