No. 860 in Icelandic

sýningunni

"The exhibition" or "the show" (definite dative form of "sýning").

In a sentence

Við fórum á sýningunni í gær.
We attended the exhibition yesterday.
In this sentence, 'sýningunni' refers to 'the exhibition,' indicating a specific event that was attended.
Þetta málverk var sýnt á sýningunni.
This painting was displayed at the exhibition.
Here, 'sýningunni' means 'the exhibition,' describing the location where the painting was shown.
Ræðumaðurinn talaði um það á sýningunni.
The speaker talked about it at the exhibition.
In this usage, 'sýningunni' refers to the venue or event where the speaking occurred.

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