Breakdown of Góðgerðarstarfið veitir öllum styrkinn.
allur
all / everything / everyone
góðgerðarstarfið
the charity work
veita
to grant
styrkurinn
the grant
Questions & Answers about Góðgerðarstarfið veitir öllum styrkinn.
Why is öllum used here instead of allir or alla?
öllum is the dative plural form of the indefinite pronoun allur (meaning all or everyone). The verb veita (to grant) requires the person receiving the grant to be in the dative case.
What case is the thing being granted (styrkinn) in?
It is in the accusative case. veita is a verb that takes two objects: the recipient is in the dative (öllum) and the thing being given is in the accusative (styrkinn). The base word is styrkur (grant or support), and -inn is the attached definite article for a masculine word.
How do you break down the long word Góðgerðarstarfið?
It is a compound word made of góð (good) + gerð (deed) + starf (work) + -ið (the). The word góðgerð means charity, making góðgerðarstarf mean charity work.
If I wanted to say the charity grants the grant to "no one", how would the sentence change?
You would replace öllum with engum, which is the dative plural form of the indefinite pronoun enginn (no one). The sentence would become: Góðgerðarstarfið veitir engum styrkinn.
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