No. 834 in Icelandic
kennari
Teacher.
In a sentence
Kennari minn er mjög hjálpsamur og kunnáttumikill.
My teacher is very helpful and knowledgeable.
Here, the word 'kennari' is used to denote 'teacher', specifically referring to someone who educates and provides knowledge.
Nýi kennarinn byrjaði að kenna íslensku í síðustu viku.
The new teacher began teaching Icelandic last week.
In this sentence, 'kennari' is used to indicate a person who has recently started a role as an educator.
Dóttir mín er að læra hjá frábærum kennara.
My daughter is learning from an excellent teacher.
The term 'kennara' is the dative singular form of 'kennari', showing its grammatical flexibility in Icelandic.
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