Breakdown of Gasgrillið er á veröndinni.
vera
to be
á
on
veröndin
the patio; terrace
gasgrillið
the gas grill
Questions & Answers about Gasgrillið er á veröndinni.
How do you break this sentence down word by word?
A simple breakdown is:
- Gasgrillið = the gas grill
- er = is
- á veröndinni = on the veranda / on the patio
So the structure is:
- subject: Gasgrillið
- verb: er
- location phrase: á veröndinni
Why is gasgrillið written as one word?
Because Icelandic very often makes compound nouns.
Here, gas + grill become gasgrill = gas grill.
Then the definite article is added to the end:
- gasgrill = a gas grill
- gasgrillið = the gas grill
So Icelandic does in one word what English usually does in two or three.
What does the ending -ið in gasgrillið mean?
The ending -ið is the definite article attached to the noun, so it means the.
In this sentence:
- gasgrill = gas grill
- gasgrillið = the gas grill
More specifically, -ið is the definite ending you commonly see with a neuter singular noun in the nominative here.