Questions & Answers about Sýnið okkur styrkleika ykkar!
Why is the verb Sýnið instead of Sýndu?
Sýnið is the plural imperative (command) form of sýna (to show). You use this form when you are talking to more than one person. If you were only telling one person to show you something, you would use the singular form Sýndu.
Why is okkur in the dative case?
The verb sýna takes two objects. The person you are showing something to goes in the dative case, which is why we use okkur (to us). The actual thing that is being shown goes in the accusative case.
Is styrkleika singular or plural here? It looks like a singular form!
It is plural here, meaning strengths. The dictionary form is styrkleiki, which is a weak masculine noun. These nouns can be tricky because their accusative singular, dative singular, genitive singular, accusative plural, and genitive plural all share the exact same form: styrkleika. Context tells us it is plural here.
Why do we use ykkar for "your" here?
Ykkar is the genitive case of the plural pronoun þið (you all). In Icelandic, plural pronouns do not have separate possessive words that change to match the gender and case of the noun like singular ones do. Instead, you simply use their fixed genitive forms (okkar, ykkar, þeirra) to show ownership.
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