Wikibooks: Icelandic/Grammar/Nouns
Icelandic contents Nafnorð Nouns Nouns are words that describe a person place thing or idea. For example Sarah ran away. Reykjavík is beautiful. Cars pollute but are essential. When you are sad think of good memories . In Icelandic these take on endings and inflections like verbs and personal pronou...
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| Summary: | Icelandic contents Nafnorð Nouns Nouns are words that describe a person place thing or idea. For example Sarah ran away. Reykjavík is beautiful. Cars pollute but are essential. When you are sad think of good memories . In Icelandic these take on endings and inflections like verbs and personal pronouns do in English. = Gender = In Icelandic like most other [[ cellpadding= 5 ! Gender/Strength ! Strong masculine ! Weak masculine ! Strong feminine ! Weak feminine ! Strong neuter ! Weak neuter ! Endings center ur ll or nn center i center ing un or has no ending center a i center Has no ending or final vowel is accented center a ! Examples center hestur stöll steinn center lampi nemandi center spurning byrjun rós center taska fræði center hótel bakarí center auga ! Meanings center horse stool stone center lamp student center question beginning rose center bag studies center hotel bakery center eye } = Definite vs. indefinite article = There is no indefinite article in Icelandic. What would be a or an in English is built into Icelandic nouns so to speak. Hestur translates to a horse for example. The definite article (equivalent to English the ) can be formed in two ways in Icelandic either by adding an ending to a noun or using a definite article before it. = Definite article endings = These are added to the end of a noun of the corresponding gender. With the previous example of hestur saying the horse would be hesturinn . If the noun ends in a vowel that is not accented the i is dropped from the ending before being added. As an example herbergi (a room) becomes herbergið with the definite ending. Bakarí would become bakaríið because the final vowel is accented. If using a definite article before the adjective the definite article is formed by adding the appropriate ending to the letter h (i.e. hinn hin and hið ). This usage is largely poetic and is rare in normal conversation. However the word hinn is also used as a demonstrative pronoun equivalent to English that or the other (of two objects). = ... |
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