No. 332 in Icelandic
sjó
The Icelandic word "sjó" means "sea" in English.
In a sentence
Ég elska að fara í sjóinn á sumrin.
I love going to the sea in the summer.
Here, 'sjóinn' is in the accusative case singular, showing the action of going into the sea.
Sjómaðurinn lagði bát sinn við hafnargarðinn.
The sailor docked his boat by the harbor wall.
'Sjómaðurinn' uses 'sjó' as part of a compound word meaning sailor, directly referring to profession related to the sea.
Við horfðum lengi út á sjóinn og sáum seli.
We watched the sea for a long time and saw seals.
'sjóinn' is used in a direct object sense and refers to watching the ocean or sea body.
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