No. 639 in Icelandic

sjóðnum

"Sjóðnum" means "the fund" or "the treasury" in English.

In a sentence

Hún lagði peningana á sjóðnum.
She deposited the money into the fund.
In this sentence, 'sjóðnum' refers to a financial fund or account, used in the dative case.
Eldurinn kraumaði í sjóðnum.
The fire simmered in the pot.
Here, 'sjóðnum' denotes a pot, used metaphorically and also in the dative case.
Við veltum fyrir okkur nýju verkefni úr sjóðnum.
We considered a new project from the fund.
In this example, 'sjóðnum' again signifies a fund, emphasizing its role as a resource, used in the dative case.

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