No. 965 in Icelandic
jóhann
"Jóhann" is an Icelandic male given name equivalent to "Johann" or "John" in English.
In a sentence
Jóhann fór í ferðalag til Reykjavíkur í gær.
Jóhann went on a trip to Reykjavik yesterday.
The word 'Jóhann' is used as the subject of the sentence, acting as the proper noun referring to an individual's name.
Bókin sem Jóhann gaf mér var mjög áhugaverð.
The book that Jóhann gave me was very interesting.
'Jóhann' here is used in a possessive relation to the action of giving within a relative clause.
Ég sá Jóhann á kaffihúsinu í morgun.
I saw Jóhann at the coffee shop this morning.
In this example, 'Jóhann' is the direct object of the verb.
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