No. 283 in Icelandic

krónur

"Icelandic currency"

In a sentence

Ég keypti þessa bók fyrir þúsund krónur.
I bought this book for a thousand krónur.
The word "krónur" is used as the nominative plural form of the Icelandic currency, representing an amount.
Hún gaf mér fimm krónur sem gjöf.
She gave me five krónur as a gift.
Here, "krónur" appears as the noun indicating the Icelandic currency in its plural accusative form.
Fjöldi króna í honum er mikill.
The number of krónur in it is large.
In this context, "krónur" is in the genitive plural, denoting the quantity of coins being referred to.

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