No. 538 in Icelandic
leiknum
The Icelandic word "leiknum" is the dative singular form of "leikni," meaning "skill" or "proficiency" in English.
In a sentence
Þátttakendur í leiknum hlóu mikið.
The participants in the game laughed a lot.
The word 'leiknum' is used here as the definite dative singular form of 'leikur', meaning 'the game'.
Hann bætti sig stórlega í leiknum.
He greatly improved in the game.
Here, 'leiknum' is in the definite dative singular form, referring to a specific game where progress was achieved.
Við skemmtum okkur vel í leiknum.
We had a lot of fun in the game.
In this context, 'leiknum' denotes enjoyment related to participation in the specific game, using the dative case.
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