No. 358 in Icelandic
fyrirtækið
The Icelandic word "fyrirtækið" means "the company" in English.
In a sentence
Fyrirtækið framleiðir bækur.
The company produces books.
The word 'fyrirtækið' refers to 'the company' as a specific entity performing an action, highlighted as the subject of the sentence.
Ég sá fyrirtækið á sjónvarpsauglýsingu.
I saw the company in a television advertisement.
The word 'fyrirtækið' here is used as the object of the verb 'sá', referring to the specific company being observed.
Markmiðin voru þein að auka arðsemi fyrirtækisins.
The goals were to increase the profitability of the company.
In this example, 'fyrirtækisins' is the genitive form of 'fyrirtækið', indicating possession or association, referring to the company’s profitability.
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