No. 987 in Icelandic
fjölskyldur
"Fjölskyldur" means "families" in English.
In a sentence
Fjölskyldur koma saman til að fagna hátíðum.
Families come together to celebrate holidays.
Here, "fjölskyldur" is in the plural form and functions as the subject in the sentence, indicating that multiple families are gathering.
Við kynntum nýjar fjölskyldur sem fluttu inn í hverfið.
We met new families who moved into the neighborhood.
In this sentence, "fjölskyldur" is the object in the plural form, designating several families that were introduced.
Margir styðja fjölskyldur þeirra sem þurfa hjálp.
Many support families who are in need of help.
"Fjölskyldur" here refers to groups of people related to one another in the plural form, being the direct object receiving aid.
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