That one in dative and genitive (þeim, þess)

Completing "Sá": Dative and Genitive

You've seen the demonstrative pronoun sá (that / that one) in the nominative and accusative. To talk about things you miss, demand, or direct actions toward, you'll need its genitive and dative forms.

The Genitive Case

Verbs like njóta (to enjoy), sakna (to miss), and krefjast (to demand) take objects in the genitive case.

The genitive forms for "that" are þess (masculine/neuter) and þeirrar (feminine).

These pronouns can stand alone to mean "that" or "that one":

When placed directly before a noun, both words take the genitive case:

The Dative Case

Use the dative case after prepositions like frá (from), or verbs like neita (to refuse), hafna (to reject), and gleyma (to forget).

The dative singular forms are þeim (masculine), þeirri (feminine), and því (neuter).

For neuter nouns like boð (invitation) and hrós (compliment), use því:

For feminine nouns like lausn (solution) or manneskja (person), use þeirri:

For masculine nouns like maður (man), use þeim:

The dative pronoun can also stand alone when the context is clear: