No. 712 in Icelandic
svari
Answer.
In a sentence
Hann gaf ekki svari við spurningunni.
He did not give an answer to the question.
In this sentence, 'svari' is in the dative case, indicating it as the object of 'gaf,' which means 'gave.'
Svarið var augljóst eftir umhugsun.
The answer was obvious after reflection.
Here, 'svarið' is in the nominative case with a definite article, indicating it as the subject of the sentence.
Við fórum yfir öll hugsanleg svari.
We went over all possible answers.
In this example, 'svari' is used in the plural genitive case, denoting possession or association with 'öll hugsanleg,' referring to all conceivable answers.
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