No. 854 in Icelandic
skipum
"Skipum" is the dative plural form of "skip," meaning "ships" in English.
In a sentence
Við sáum margar tegundir af skipum í höfninni.
We saw many types of ships in the harbor.
'Skipum' here is the dative plural form of 'skip', meaning 'ships', and is used due to its role in the prepositional object indicating location.
Ég er með allar skipunum þínum.
I have all your orders.
'Skipunum' here is the dative plural form of 'skipun', meaning 'orders', indicating possession in a context of compliance or holding.
Hann vinnur við að stjórna skipunum.
He works operating the ships.
'Skipunum' here is again dative plural of 'skip', indicating the use with a preposition that governs the dative case.
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