starfsfólki

In a sentence

• Starfsfólki þarf að vera tryggt öryggi á vinnustað.

  The staff must be ensured safety at the workplace.

  The word 'starfsfólki' is in the dative case here, indicating the indirect object of the action requiring safety to be provided to the staff.

• Við ræddum við starfsfólki um nýju reglurnar.

  We spoke with the staff about the new rules.

  Here 'starfsfólki' is also in the dative case, used as the object of the preposition 'við'.

• Við munum hvetja starfsfólki til að taka þátt í verkefninu.

  We will encourage the staff to participate in the project.

  In this sentence, 'starfsfólki' is in the dative case due to its role as the recipient of the encouragement, which is indicated by the verb 'hvetja'.