No. 343 in Icelandic
fjórum
The word "fjórum" in Icelandic is the dative plural form of "fjórir," meaning "four" in English.
In a sentence
Við eigum fjóra penna og skiptum þeim á milli fjögurra einstaklinga.
We have four pens and distribute them among four individuals.
The word "fjórum" is the dative plural form of the numeral "fjórir", meaning "four", used here in a context involving distribution.
Þau fóru á fjórum hjólum yfir fjöllin.
They traveled on four wheels across the mountains.
Here, "fjórum" describes the number of wheels and is in the dative case to indicate movement with a means of transportation.
Fjórum dögum eftir brottför hans kom bréfið.
Four days after his departure, the letter arrived.
In this sentence, "fjórum" is used in the dative case to indicate a point in time after a specific duration.
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