No. 707 in Icelandic
spurningum
"Spurningum" is the dative plural form of "spurning," meaning "questions" in English.
In a sentence
Nemendur eru að reyna að svara erfiðum spurningum.
The students are trying to answer difficult questions.
In this sentence, "spurningum" is in dative plural, as it is the object being acted upon by the verb.
Við fórum í gegnum margar spurningar á fundinum.
We went through many questions during the meeting.
In this sentence, "spurningum" is used in dative plural because it follows the preposition "í gegnum," which governs the dative case.
Kennarinn útskýrði efni námsins með því að svara spurningum.
The teacher explained the subject matter by answering questions.
In this sentence, "spurningum" is in dative plural as it serves as the object of answering.
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