Questions & Answers about Hún útvegaði honum lykil.
Why is honum used instead of hann?
Because útvega normally takes:
- a dative person = the person who receives or benefits
- an accusative thing = the thing provided
So in Hún útvegaði honum lykil, honum is the dative form of hann and means to him / for him.
A useful pattern to memorize is:
- útvega einhverjum eitthvað = to provide someone with something
So:
- einhverjum = dative
- eitthvað = accusative
Why is it lykil and not lykill?
Because lykill is the dictionary form, but here the noun is in the accusative singular.
The noun changes like this:
- lykill = nominative singular
- lykil = accusative singular
That happens because lykill is the direct object of the verb útvegaði.
So:
- Hún = subject
- útvegaði = verb
- honum = indirect object / dative recipient
- lykil = direct object / accusative thing
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