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No. 96 in Icelandic

sveitarfélaga

A municipality or local authority.

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  • Sveitarfélagið styður umhverfisvernd.

    The municipality supports environmental protection.

    Here, 'sveitarfélagið' refers to a specific municipality entity as the subject of the sentence.

  • Ég sótti fjármagn til sveitarfélaga fyrir verkefnið.

    I acquired funds from municipalities for the project.

    Here, 'sveitarfélaga' is the plural form in the genitive case, indicating the source of the funds.

  • Frá sveitarfélögunum koma góðar hugmyndir.

    From the municipalities come good ideas.

    Here, 'sveitarfélögunum' is in the locative case, indicating ideas coming from multiple municipalities.

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