No. 261 in Icelandic
hverjum
"Hverjum" means "whom" or "to whom" in English, in the dative case.
In a sentence
Hún gefur gjöf hverjum vini sínum á afmælisdaginn.
She gives a gift to each of her friends on her birthday.
In this sentence, 'hverjum' is the dative singular form of 'hver', used to indicate the indirect object receiving the action.
Í hverjum stað sem við heimsækjum, lærum við eitthvað nýtt.
In every place we visit, we learn something new.
Here, 'hverjum' functions as the dative singular form of 'hver', describing the location in dative case.
Hvernig hjálparðu hverjum manni sem leitar aðstoðar?
How do you help every man who seeks assistance?
In this case, 'hverjum' is the dative singular form of 'hver', used to describe the person receiving the help.
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