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No. 575 in Icelandic

kona

Woman.

In a sentence

  • Konan gengur í garðinum.

    The woman walks in the garden.

    In this sentence, 'kona' (woman) is in its definite form 'konan' (the woman), serving as the subject of the sentence.

  • Sagan fjallar um fræga konu.

    The story is about a famous woman.

    Here, 'kona' (woman) is in its accusative singular form 'konu' (woman), indicating it is the object of the prepositional phrase.

  • Ég sá konu í búðinni.

    I saw a woman in the shop.

    In this example, 'kona' (woman) is also in its accusative singular form 'konu' (woman), as it is the object of the verb 'sá' (saw).

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