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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Dalur
🇬🇧 English: Valley
🏷️ NounE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Við gengum í gegnum dalinn og upp brekkuna.
🇬🇧 English: We walked through the valley and up the hill.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'dalur' (valley) is a masculine noun. In Icelandic, nouns decline based on number (singular/plural) and case (nominative, accusative, dative, genitive). The definite form of 'dalur' is 'dalurinn' (the valley) in the nominative case. The indefinite form is 'dalur' (a valley). The plural indefinite form is 'dalir' (valleys), and the plural definite form is 'dalirnir' (the valleys). -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Dalur
🇬🇧 English: Valley
🏷️ NounE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Við gengum í gegnum dalinn og upp brekkuna.
🇬🇧 English: We walked through the valley and up the hill.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'dalur' (valley) is a masculine noun. In Icelandic, nouns decline based on number (singular/plural) and case (nominative, accusative, dative, genitive). The definite form of 'dalur' is 'dalurinn' (the valley) in the nominative case. The indefinite form is 'dalur' (a valley). The plural indefinite form is 'dalir' (valleys), and the plural definite form is 'dalirnir' (the valleys). -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Kind
🇬🇧 English: Sheep
🏷️ AdjectiveE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Hún er mjög kind hjá börnum.
🇬🇧 English: The sheep is blsck,G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'kind' in Icelandic is a masculine noun that can be used in a definitive and indefinite form. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Kind
🇬🇧 English: Sheep
🏷️ AdjectiveE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Hún er mjög kind hjá börnum.
🇬🇧 English: The sheep is blsck,G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'kind' in Icelandic is a masculine noun that can be used in a definitive and indefinite form. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Kind
🇬🇧 English: Sheep
🏷️ NounE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Kindin er svört.
🇬🇧 English: The sheep is black,G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'kind' in Icelandic is a feminine noun that can be used in a definitive and indefinite form. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Kind
🇬🇧 English: Sheep
🏷️ AdjectiveE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Hún er mjög kind hjá börnum.
🇬🇧 English: The sheep is blsck,G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'kind' in Icelandic is a masculine noun that can be used in a definitive and indefinite form. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Kind
🇬🇧 English: Sheep
🏷️ AdjectiveE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Hún er mjög kind hjá börnum.
🇬🇧 English: The sheep is blsck,G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'kind' in Icelandic is a masculine noun that can be used in a definitive and indefinite form. -
Því er oft haldið fram að íslenska hafi breyst mjög lítið frá tíma elstu varðveittra texta til dagsins í dag.
- Er það rétt að íslenskan hafi lítið breyst frá því að Íslendingasögurnar voru skrifaðar?
Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson, prófessor emeritus í íslenskri málfræði, svarar spurningunni.
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Sumar
🇬🇧 English: Summer
🏷️ NounE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Sumarið var heitt og sólskin var mikið.
🇬🇧 English: The summer was hot and there was a lot of sunshine.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'sumar' is a neuter noun. In Icelandic, nouns can take definite or indefinite forms. The indefinite form is 'sumar' (a summer), while the definite form is 'sumarið' (the summer). The definite form is often used when referring to a specific instance of the noun, as in the example sentence. Additionally, adjectives modifying 'sumar' must agree in gender, number, and case. Here, 'heitt' (hot) is in the neuter singular nominative form to match 'sumarið'. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Sumar
🇬🇧 English: Summer
🏷️ NounE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Sumarið var heitt og sólskin var mikið.
🇬🇧 English: The summer was hot and there was a lot of sunshine.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'sumar' is a neuter noun. In Icelandic, nouns can take definite or indefinite forms. The indefinite form is 'sumar' (a summer), while the definite form is 'sumarið' (the summer). The definite form is often used when referring to a specific instance of the noun, as in the example sentence. Additionally, adjectives modifying 'sumar' must agree in gender, number, and case. Here, 'heitt' (hot) is in the neuter singular nominative form to match 'sumarið'. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Sumar
🇬🇧 English: Summer
🏷️ NounE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Sumarið var heitt og sólskin var mikið.
🇬🇧 English: The summer was hot and there was a lot of sunshine.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'sumar' is a neuter noun. In Icelandic, nouns can take definite or indefinite forms. The indefinite form is 'sumar' (a summer), while the definite form is 'sumarið' (the summer). The definite form is often used when referring to a specific instance of the noun, as in the example sentence. Additionally, adjectives modifying 'sumar' must agree in gender, number, and case. Here, 'heitt' (hot) is in the neuter singular nominative form to match 'sumarið'. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Sumar
🇬🇧 English: Summer
🏷️ NounE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Sumarið var heitt og sólskin var mikið.
🇬🇧 English: The summer was hot and there was a lot of sunshine.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'sumar' is a neuter noun. In Icelandic, nouns can take definite or indefinite forms. The indefinite form is 'sumar' (a summer), while the definite form is 'sumarið' (the summer). The definite form is often used when referring to a specific instance of the noun, as in the example sentence. Additionally, adjectives modifying 'sumar' must agree in gender, number, and case. Here, 'heitt' (hot) is in the neuter singular nominative form to match 'sumarið'. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Rok
🇬🇧 English: Storm
🏷️ Noun (neuter)E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Það var rok í gær.
🇬🇧 English: There was a STORM yesterday.G R A M M A R
📝 'Rok' is an uncountable noun in Icelandic, meaning it typically does not take an indefinite article ('a' in English) and is often used in the singular form. The definite form is 'rokið'. It can also be used in plural form 'rok' to refer to multiple instances of wind or weather conditions, though this is less common. The word is neuter gender. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Rok
🇬🇧 English: Storm
🏷️ Noun (neuter)E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Það var rok í gær.
🇬🇧 English: There was a STORM yesterday.G R A M M A R
📝 'Rok' is an uncountable noun in Icelandic, meaning it typically does not take an indefinite article ('a' in English) and is often used in the singular form. The definite form is 'rokið'. It can also be used in plural form 'rok' to refer to multiple instances of wind or weather conditions, though this is less common. The word is neuter gender. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ostur
🇬🇧 English: Cheese
🏷️ NounE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég keypti ostinn í búðinni í gær.
🇬🇧 English: I bought the cheese at the store yesterday.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'ostur' is a masculine noun. In Icelandic, nouns decline based on number (singular/plural) and definiteness (indefinite/definite). The indefinite singular form is 'ostur' (a cheese), while the definite singular form is 'osturinn' (the cheese). The indefinite plural form is 'ostar' (cheeses), and the definite plural form is 'ostarnir' (the cheeses). -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ostur
🇬🇧 English: Cheese
🏷️ NounE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég keypti ostinn í búðinni í gær.
🇬🇧 English: I bought the cheese at the store yesterday.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'ostur' is a masculine noun. In Icelandic, nouns decline based on number (singular/plural) and definiteness (indefinite/definite). The indefinite singular form is 'ostur' (a cheese), while the definite singular form is 'osturinn' (the cheese). The indefinite plural form is 'ostar' (cheeses), and the definite plural form is 'ostarnir' (the cheeses). -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Hrísgrjón
🇬🇧 English: Rice
🏷️ Noun (neuter, plural)E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég keypti kíló af hrísgrjónum í búðinni.
🇬🇧 English: I bought a kilo of rice at the store.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'hrísgrjón' is a plural noun in Icelandic, referring to rice grains collectively. It is typically used in the plural form even when referring to a singular concept (like 'rice' as a food item). The definite form is 'hrísgrjónin' (the rice), and the indefinite plural form is 'hrísgrjón' (some rice). The singular form 'hrísgrjón' does not exist in modern Icelandic. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Hrísgrjón
🇬🇧 English: Rice
🏷️ Noun (neuter, plural)E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég keypti kíló af hrísgrjónum í búðinni.
🇬🇧 English: I bought a kilo of rice at the store.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'hrísgrjón' is a plural noun in Icelandic, referring to rice grains collectively. It is typically used in the plural form even when referring to a singular concept (like 'rice' as a food item). The definite form is 'hrísgrjónin' (the rice), and the indefinite plural form is 'hrísgrjón' (some rice). The singular form 'hrísgrjón' does not exist in modern Icelandic. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Sól
🇬🇧 English: Sun
🏷️ NounE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Sólin er gul.
🇬🇧 English: The sun is yellow.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'sól' is a feminine noun in Icelandic. It has both definite and indefinite forms. The indefinite form is 'sól' (a sun), and the definite form is 'sólin' (the sun). In the example sentence, 'sólin' is used in the efinite form. When referring to the sun as a specific celestial body, the definite form 'sólin' is typically used. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Læra
🇬🇧 English: To learn
🏷️ VerbE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég ætla að læra íslensku í ár.
🇬🇧 English: I plan to learn Icelandic this year.G R A M M A R
📝 The verb 'að læra' (to learn) is an infinitive verb form in Icelandic. It is preceded by the particle 'að' which marks the infinitive. The verb does not change form based on definiteness or indefiniteness in this context, as it is in its base form. However, when conjugated, it follows regular verb conjugation patterns. For example, in the present tense: 'Ég læri' (I learn), 'Þú lærir' (You learn), 'Hann/hún/það lærir' (He/she/it learns), etc. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Læra
🇬🇧 English: To learn
🏷️ VerbE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég ætla að læra íslensku í ár.
🇬🇧 English: I plan to learn Icelandic this year.G R A M M A R
📝 The verb 'að læra' (to learn) is an infinitive verb form in Icelandic. It is preceded by the particle 'að' which marks the infinitive. The verb does not change form based on definiteness or indefiniteness in this context, as it is in its base form. However, when conjugated, it follows regular verb conjugation patterns. For example, in the present tense: 'Ég læri' (I learn), 'Þú lærir' (You learn), 'Hann/hún/það lærir' (He/she/it learns), etc. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Læra
🇬🇧 English: To learn
🏷️ VerbE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég ætla að læra íslensku í ár.
🇬🇧 English: I plan to learn Icelandic this year.G R A M M A R
📝 The verb 'að læra' (to learn) is an infinitive verb form in Icelandic. It is preceded by the particle 'að' which marks the infinitive. The verb does not change form based on definiteness or indefiniteness in this context, as it is in its base form. However, when conjugated, it follows regular verb conjugation patterns. For example, in the present tense: 'Ég læri' (I learn), 'Þú lærir' (You learn), 'Hann/hún/það lærir' (He/she/it learns), etc. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Sofa
🇬🇧 English: Sleep
🏷️ VerbE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég fer að sofa klukkan ellefu.
🇬🇧 English: I go to sleep at eleven o'clock.G R A M M A R
📝 The verb 'að sofa' (to sleep) is an infinitive verb in Icelandic. In this example, it is used in the infinitive form after the preposition 'að' (to). Icelandic verbs do not conjugate based on definiteness (definite/indefinite forms) like nouns do. However, the verb 'að sofa' can be conjugated in different tenses and moods. For example, in the present tense, it would be 'ég sef' (I sleep), and in the past tense, it would be 'ég svaf' (I slept). -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Sofa
🇬🇧 English: Sleep
🏷️ VerbE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég fer að sofa klukkan ellefu.
🇬🇧 English: I go to sleep at eleven o'clock.G R A M M A R
📝 The verb 'að sofa' (to sleep) is an infinitive verb in Icelandic. In this example, it is used in the infinitive form after the preposition 'að' (to). Icelandic verbs do not conjugate based on definiteness (definite/indefinite forms) like nouns do. However, the verb 'að sofa' can be conjugated in different tenses and moods. For example, in the present tense, it would be 'ég sef' (I sleep), and in the past tense, it would be 'ég svaf' (I slept). -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Eiginmaður
🇬🇧 English: Husband
🏷️ Noun (masculine)E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Hann er eiginmaður minn.
🇬🇧 English: He is my husband.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'eiginmaður' is a compound noun formed from 'eigin' (possessive, meaning 'own') and 'maður' (man). In Icelandic, nouns decline based on number (singular/plural) and case (nominative, accusative, dative, genitive). The definite form of 'eiginmaður' is 'eiginmaðurinn' (the husband). The indefinite form is 'eiginmaður' (a husband). In the example sentence, 'eiginmaður' is in the nominative case and is indefinite because it is not preceded by a definite article. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Tónlist
🇬🇧 English: Music
🏷️ Noun (feminine)E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Hún hefur mikinn áhuga á tónlist.
🇬🇧 English: She has a great interest in music.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'tónlist' is a feminine noun in Icelandic. In the indefinite form, it is 'tónslist' (no article), while in the definite form, it becomes 'tónslistin' (with the definite article '-in' added). The indefinite form is used here because it is not referring to a specific instance of music, but music in general. If referring to a specific piece or type of music, the definite form would be used. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Lítill
🇬🇧 English: Small
🏷️ AdjectiveE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Hann á lítinn hund.
🇬🇧 English: He has a small dog.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'lítill' is an adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'. In Icelandic, adjectives must agree with the noun they modify in gender, number, and case. 'Lítill' is the masculine nominative singular indefinite form. The definite form is 'litli' (masculine), 'litla' (feminine), or 'litla' (neuter), depending on the gender of the noun. For example, 'litill maður' (small man), 'litla konan' (the small woman), 'litla barnið' (the small child). -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Lítill
🇬🇧 English: Small
🏷️ AdjectiveE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Hann á lítinn hund.
🇬🇧 English: He has a small dog.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'lítill' is an adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'. In Icelandic, adjectives must agree with the noun they modify in gender, number, and case. 'Lítill' is the masculine nominative singular indefinite form. The definite form is 'litli' (masculine), 'litla' (feminine), or 'litla' (neuter), depending on the gender of the noun. For example, 'litill maður' (small man), 'litla konan' (the small woman), 'litla barnið' (the small child). -
Today I learned a new word in Icelandic 🇮🇸 :
GervigreindardrullaI was able understand it by just breaking it into its pieces gervi, greind and drulla:
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Today I learned a new word in Icelandic 🇮🇸 :
GervigreindardrullaI was able understand it by just breaking it into its pieces gervi, greind and drulla:
Artificial Intelligence Shit -
Today I learned a new word in Icelandic 🇮🇸 :
GervigreindardrullaI was able understand it by just breaking it into its pieces gervi, greind and drulla:
Artificial Intelligence Shit -
Today I learned a new word in Icelandic 🇮🇸 :
GervigreindardrullaI was able understand it by just breaking it into its pieces gervi, greind and drulla:
Artificial Intelligence Shit -
Today I learned a new word in Icelandic 🇮🇸 :
GervigreindardrullaI was able understand it by just breaking it into its pieces gervi, greind and drulla:
Artificial Intelligence Shit -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Rigning
🇬🇧 English: Raining
🏷️ Noun (feminine)E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Í dag er mikil rigning úti.
🇬🇧 English: Today there is heavy rain outside.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'rigning' is a feminine noun in Icelandic. It can be used in both definite and indefinite forms. In the indefinite form, it is 'rigning' (rain), and in the definite form, it is 'rigningin' (the rain). The definite form is often used when referring to a specific instance of rain, while the indefinite form is used for general reference or when the specific instance is not known or important. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Rigning
🇬🇧 English: Raining
🏷️ Noun (feminine)E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Í dag er mikil rigning úti.
🇬🇧 English: Today there is heavy rain outside.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'rigning' is a feminine noun in Icelandic. It can be used in both definite and indefinite forms. In the indefinite form, it is 'rigning' (rain), and in the definite form, it is 'rigningin' (the rain). The definite form is often used when referring to a specific instance of rain, while the indefinite form is used for general reference or when the specific instance is not known or important. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Rigning
🇬🇧 English: Raining
🏷️ Noun (feminine)E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Í dag er mikil rigning úti.
🇬🇧 English: Today there is heavy rain outside.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'rigning' is a feminine noun in Icelandic. It can be used in both definite and indefinite forms. In the indefinite form, it is 'rigning' (rain), and in the definite form, it is 'rigningin' (the rain). The definite form is often used when referring to a specific instance of rain, while the indefinite form is used for general reference or when the specific instance is not known or important. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Rigning
🇬🇧 English: Raining
🏷️ Noun (feminine)E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Í dag er mikil rigning úti.
🇬🇧 English: Today there is heavy rain outside.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'rigning' is a feminine noun in Icelandic. It can be used in both definite and indefinite forms. In the indefinite form, it is 'rigning' (rain), and in the definite form, it is 'rigningin' (the rain). The definite form is often used when referring to a specific instance of rain, while the indefinite form is used for general reference or when the specific instance is not known or important. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Rigning
🇬🇧 English: Raining
🏷️ Noun (feminine)E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Í dag er mikil rigning úti.
🇬🇧 English: Today there is heavy rain outside.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'rigning' is a feminine noun in Icelandic. It can be used in both definite and indefinite forms. In the indefinite form, it is 'rigning' (rain), and in the definite form, it is 'rigningin' (the rain). The definite form is often used when referring to a specific instance of rain, while the indefinite form is used for general reference or when the specific instance is not known or important. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Hestur
🇬🇧 English: Horse
🏷️ Noun (masculine)E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég á hest.
🇬🇧 English: I have a horse.G R A M M A R
📝 In Icelandic, nouns have definite and indefinite forms. 'Hestur' is the indefinite nominative singular form of the word for 'horse'. The definite form is 'hesturinn' (the horse). The indefinite form is used when referring to a horse in general or an unspecified horse, while the definite form is used when referring to a specific horse that has been previously mentioned or is known to both the speaker and listener. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Hjóla
🇬🇧 English: Bike
🏷️ VerbE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég hjóla oft til vinnu á sumrin.
🇬🇧 English: I often bike to work in the summer.G R A M M A R
📝 Að hjóla is an infinitive verb in Icelandic. When conjugated, it follows regular weak verb patterns. For example, in the present tense: ég hjóla (I bike), þú hjólar (you bike), hann/hún/það hjólar (he/she/it bikes). In the past tense: ég hjólaði (I biked), þú hjólaðir (you biked), hann/hún/það hjólaði (he/she/it biked).The verb itself does not change based on gender or definiteness. Instead, it agrees only with person (first, second, third) and number (singular or plural). This is why hann hjólar and hún hjólar use the same verb form — both are third person singular, even though the pronouns differ in gender.
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Hjóla
🇬🇧 English: Bike
🏷️ VerbE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég hjóla oft til vinnu á sumrin.
🇬🇧 English: I often bike to work in the summer.G R A M M A R
📝 Að hjóla is an infinitive verb in Icelandic. When conjugated, it follows regular weak verb patterns. For example, in the present tense: ég hjóla (I bike), þú hjólar (you bike), hann/hún/það hjólar (he/she/it bikes). In the past tense: ég hjólaði (I biked), þú hjólaðir (you biked), hann/hún/það hjólaði (he/she/it biked).The verb itself does not change based on gender or definiteness. Instead, it agrees only with person (first, second, third) and number (singular or plural). This is why hann hjólar and hún hjólar use the same verb form — both are third person singular, even though the pronouns differ in gender.
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Hjóla
🇬🇧 English: Bike
🏷️ VerbE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég hjóla oft til vinnu á sumrin.
🇬🇧 English: I often bike to work in the summer.G R A M M A R
📝 Að hjóla is an infinitive verb in Icelandic. When conjugated, it follows regular weak verb patterns. For example, in the present tense: ég hjóla (I bike), þú hjólar (you bike), hann/hún/það hjólar (he/she/it bikes). In the past tense: ég hjólaði (I biked), þú hjólaðir (you biked), hann/hún/það hjólaði (he/she/it biked).The verb itself does not change based on gender or definiteness. Instead, it agrees only with person (first, second, third) and number (singular or plural). This is why hann hjólar and hún hjólar use the same verb form — both are third person singular, even though the pronouns differ in gender.
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Hjóla
🇬🇧 English: Bike
🏷️ VerbE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég hjóla oft til vinnu á sumrin.
🇬🇧 English: I often bike to work in the summer.G R A M M A R
📝 Að hjóla is an infinitive verb in Icelandic. When conjugated, it follows regular weak verb patterns. For example, in the present tense: ég hjóla (I bike), þú hjólar (you bike), hann/hún/það hjólar (he/she/it bikes). In the past tense: ég hjólaði (I biked), þú hjólaðir (you biked), hann/hún/það hjólaði (he/she/it biked).The verb itself does not change based on gender or definiteness. Instead, it agrees only with person (first, second, third) and number (singular or plural). This is why hann hjólar and hún hjólar use the same verb form — both are third person singular, even though the pronouns differ in gender.
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Hjóla
🇬🇧 English: Bike
🏷️ VerbE X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég hjóla oft til vinnu á sumrin.
🇬🇧 English: I often bike to work in the summer.G R A M M A R
📝 Að hjóla is an infinitive verb in Icelandic. When conjugated, it follows regular weak verb patterns. For example, in the present tense: ég hjóla (I bike), þú hjólar (you bike), hann/hún/það hjólar (he/she/it bikes). In the past tense: ég hjólaði (I biked), þú hjólaðir (you biked), hann/hún/það hjólaði (he/she/it biked).The verb itself does not change based on gender or definiteness. Instead, it agrees only with person (first, second, third) and number (singular or plural). This is why hann hjólar and hún hjólar use the same verb form — both are third person singular, even though the pronouns differ in gender.
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Köttur
🇬🇧 English: Cat
🏷️ Noun (masculine)E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Kötturinn er að drekka mjólkina.
🇬🇧 English: The cat is drinking the milk.G R A M M A R
📝 In Icelandic, nouns have definite and indefinite forms. 'Köttur' is the indefinite nominative singular form meaning 'a cat'. The definite form is 'kötturinn' (the cat), where '-inn' is the definite article suffix. The indefinite form is used when referring to a cat in general or the first time mentioning a specific cat, while the definite form is used when the cat has been previously specified or is known to both the speaker and listener. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Köttur
🇬🇧 English: Cat
🏷️ Noun (masculine)E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Kötturinn er að drekka mjólkina.
🇬🇧 English: The cat is drinking the milk.G R A M M A R
📝 In Icelandic, nouns have definite and indefinite forms. 'Köttur' is the indefinite nominative singular form meaning 'a cat'. The definite form is 'kötturinn' (the cat), where '-inn' is the definite article suffix. The indefinite form is used when referring to a cat in general or the first time mentioning a specific cat, while the definite form is used when the cat has been previously specified or is known to both the speaker and listener. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Köttur
🇬🇧 English: Cat
🏷️ Noun (masculine)E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Kötturinn er að drekka mjólkina.
🇬🇧 English: The cat is drinking the milk.G R A M M A R
📝 In Icelandic, nouns have definite and indefinite forms. 'Köttur' is the indefinite nominative singular form meaning 'a cat'. The definite form is 'kötturinn' (the cat), where '-inn' is the definite article suffix. The indefinite form is used when referring to a cat in general or the first time mentioning a specific cat, while the definite form is used when the cat has been previously specified or is known to both the speaker and listener. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Köttur
🇬🇧 English: Cat
🏷️ Noun (masculine)E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Kötturinn er að drekka mjólkina.
🇬🇧 English: The cat is drinking the milk.G R A M M A R
📝 In Icelandic, nouns have definite and indefinite forms. 'Köttur' is the indefinite nominative singular form meaning 'a cat'. The definite form is 'kötturinn' (the cat), where '-inn' is the definite article suffix. The indefinite form is used when referring to a cat in general or the first time mentioning a specific cat, while the definite form is used when the cat has been previously specified or is known to both the speaker and listener. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Köttur
🇬🇧 English: Cat
🏷️ Noun (masculine)E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Kötturinn er að drekka mjólkina.
🇬🇧 English: The cat is drinking the milk.G R A M M A R
📝 In Icelandic, nouns have definite and indefinite forms. 'Köttur' is the indefinite nominative singular form meaning 'a cat'. The definite form is 'kötturinn' (the cat), where '-inn' is the definite article suffix. The indefinite form is used when referring to a cat in general or the first time mentioning a specific cat, while the definite form is used when the cat has been previously specified or is known to both the speaker and listener. -
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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Gylta
🇬🇧 English: Sow
🏷️ Noun (feminine)E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég keypti nýja gyltu í gær.
🇬🇧 English: I bought a new sow yesterday.G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'gylta' is the indefinite feminine singular form of the noun meaning 'sow' (female pig). The definite singular form is 'gyltan'. In Icelandic, nouns decline by number (singular/plural) and definiteness (indefinite/definite). The indefinite singular form is used here because the sow is not specified as a particular known sow. The plural indefinite form is 'gyltur'.