No. 110 in Icelandic
börn
"Children."
In a sentence
Börnin leika sér úti í garðinum.
The children play outside in the garden.
In this sentence, 'börnin' is the definite plural form of 'börn', meaning 'the children', used here as the subject of the sentence.
Við skulum fara að heimsækja börn ættingjanna okkar.
We should go visit the children of our relatives.
Here, 'börn' refers to children in general and is in its indefinite plural form, directly linked to the possessive plural 'ættingjanna okkar' (our relatives).
Gjöf þessi er ætluð fyrir börn á aldrinum fimm til tíu ára.
This gift is intended for children aged five to ten years.
'Börn' is used in its indefinite plural form to refer generally to children within the specified age range.
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