Breakdown of Slíkir samfélagsmiðlar stjórna upplýsingaflæðinu.
stjórna
to control
slíkur
such
samfélagsmiðillinn
the social media
upplýsingaflæðið
the information flow
Questions & Answers about Slíkir samfélagsmiðlar stjórna upplýsingaflæðinu.
Why use Slíkir here instead of Svona or Þannig?
The word slíkur means 'such' but belongs to a more formal, written register. Unlike svona and þannig, which are invariable and never change their endings, slíkur declines to match the gender, number, and case of the noun it modifies. Here, slíkir is the masculine nominative plural form to match samfélagsmiðlar.
Why is upplýsingaflæðinu in the dative case rather than the accusative?
The verb stjórna (to control or govern) is a verb that strictly requires its object to be in the dative case. The thing being controlled must take the dative form, which is why we see the dative neuter definite article -nu at the end of the noun.
How is the compound word upplýsingaflæðinu built?
It combines the genitive plural of upplýsing (information), which is upplýsinga, with the neuter noun flæði (flow). Because the sentence's verb requires the dative case, the definite article attached to the very end is the neuter dative singular suffix -nu.
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