No. 903 in Icelandic
greininni
"The article" or "the branch," depending on context.
In a sentence
Ég las greininni með miklum áhuga.
I read the article with great interest.
The word 'greininni' here is in the dative case because it follows the verb 'las' (to read), expressing the act of reading with interest directed toward the article.
Við ræddum efnið sem var nefnt í greininni.
We discussed the topic that was mentioned in the article.
Here, 'greininni' is in the dative case because it is the object of the verb phrase 'var nefnt í' (was mentioned in), specifically indicating the article where the topic was referenced.
Athugasemdirnar í greininni voru gagnlegar.
The comments in the article were helpful.
In this sentence, 'greininni' is in the dative case due to its positional being indicated 'í' (in) expressing the location of the comments.
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