No. 702 in Icelandic
samninga
The Icelandic word "samninga" means "agreements" or "contracts" in English.
In a sentence
Viðræður um nýja samninga hófust í morgun.
Negotiations for new contracts began this morning.
In this sentence, 'samninga' refers to the contracts that are being discussed or negotiated.
Skilningur á þeim samningum er mikilvægur fyrir samstarfið.
Understanding those contracts is important for the collaboration.
Here, 'samningum' (a variant of 'samninga' in dative case) refers to existing contracts relevant to the collaboration.
Það tókst að ná góðum samningum við samstarfsaðilana.
It was achieved to secure good agreements with the partners.
'Samningum' (dative plural of 'samninga') refers to the agreements made successfully with partners.
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