No. 816 in Icelandic
einhverjum
The Icelandic word "einhverjum" is the dative singular form of "einhver," meaning "someone" or "some" in English.
In a sentence
Ég sagði einhverjum frá þessu.
I told someone about this.
In this sentence, 'einhverjum' is the dative case of 'einhver', meaning 'someone' or 'anyone', and is used because the verb 'segja' (to tell) governs the dative case.
Við fengum hjálp frá einhverjum sem við þekkjum ekki.
We received help from someone we don’t know.
Here, 'einhverjum' is again in dative case as it follows the preposition 'frá', which requires the dative case, referring to an unidentified individual.
Einhverjum fannst maturinn góður.
Someone thought the food was good.
In this instance, 'einhverjum' is dative as the impersonal construction implies an experiencer in the dative case.
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