eignarfallar

Eignarfallar is an Icelandic grammatical case that indicates possession or ownership. It is a genitive case, functioning similarly to the possessive 's in English or the genitive case in many other Indo-European languages. When a noun or pronoun is in the eignarfallar, it shows that the noun or pronoun it modifies belongs to or is associated with it. For example, in the phrase "hesturinn hennar" (her horse), "hennar" is in the eignarfallar to denote that the horse belongs to "her." This case is crucial for constructing possessive relationships within Icelandic sentences. It affects the endings of nouns, adjectives, and pronouns that are in a possessive relationship. The specific ending depends on the gender, number, and definiteness of the possessed noun and the possessor. Understanding and correctly applying the eignarfallar is a fundamental aspect of mastering Icelandic grammar.