fjórum

This is the 343rd most frequent Icelandic word.


fjórum

The word "fjórum" in Icelandic is the dative plural form of "fjórir," meaning "four" in English.


The word "fjórum" is the dative plural form of the numeral "fjórir", meaning "four", used here in a context involving distribution.

Við eigum fjóra penna og skiptum þeim á milli fjögurra einstaklinga.

We have four pens and distribute them among four individuals.


Here, "fjórum" describes the number of wheels and is in the dative case to indicate movement with a means of transportation.

Þau fóru á fjórum hjólum yfir fjöllin.

They traveled on four wheels across the mountains.


In this sentence, "fjórum" is used in the dative case to indicate a point in time after a specific duration.

Fjórum dögum eftir brottför hans kom bréfið.

Four days after his departure, the letter arrived.