No. 487 in Icelandic
starfsmanna
"Starfsmanna" means "of employees" or "staff" (possessive form).
In a sentence
Viðburðurinn verður haldinn fyrir alla starfsmanna fyrirtækisins.
The event will be held for all the staff of the company.
The word 'starfsmanna' functions as the genitive plural form of 'starfsmaður' (employee), indicating possession or relation: 'of the staff'.
Þeir gerðu lista yfir verkefni starfsmanna.
They made a list of the employees' tasks.
Here, 'starfsmanna' is used in a possessive genitive plural form referring to the tasks belonging to the employees.
Nýtt námskeið er nú í boði fyrir starfsmanna.
A new course is now available for the staff.
In this instance, 'starfsmanna' signifies relation to the staff collectively, indicating the beneficiaries of the course offering.
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