No. 989 in Icelandic

forstjóri

"Forstjóri" means "CEO" or "managing director" in English.

In a sentence

Forstjórinn stjórnar fyrirtækinu.
The CEO leads the company.
Here, 'forstjóri' is used as a subject with the definite article, indicating a specific CEO.
Ég talaði við forstjórann í dag.
I spoke with the CEO today.
In this sentence, 'forstjóri' is in the accusative case (forstjórann) as it is the direct object of the verb 'tala'. The definite article implies a specific CEO.
Viltu verða forstjóri í framtíðinni?
Do you want to become a CEO in the future?
Here, 'forstjóri' is in its base form and is used as part of a predicate nominative phrase, describing a potential role someone might aspire to.

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