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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