No. 200 in Icelandic
starfsmenn
"Starfsmenn" means "employees" in English.
In a sentence
Starfsmenn fyrirtækisins skiluðu frábæru starfi í vikunni.
The employees of the company delivered excellent work during the week.
The word 'starfsmenn' is used here as a plural noun referring to 'employees' in a general workplace context.
Stjórn hópsins kallaði starfsmenn saman í skyndifund.
The team's management called the employees together for an impromptu meeting.
In this sentence, 'starfsmenn' refers to the staff or employees in the organizational setting.
Aðeins þeir starfsmenn með auðkennismerki gátu fengið aðgang að svæðinu.
Only those employees with identification badges were allowed access to the area.
Here, 'starfsmenn' denotes a specific identified group of employees granted authorization.
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