Aðgangskóðinn er í bókunarstaðfestingunni.

to be

Breakdown of Aðgangskóðinn er í bókunarstaðfestingunni.

• í: in
• aðgangskóðinn: the access code
• bókunarstaðfestingin: the booking confirmation

Questions & Answers about Aðgangskóðinn er í bókunarstaðfestingunni.

Why does aðgangskóðinn end in -inn?

The ending -inn is the definite article attached to the noun.

So:

• aðgangskóði = an access code
• aðgangskóðinn = the access code

In Icelandic, the word the is very often added to the end of the noun instead of written as a separate word.

Here, aðgangskóðinn is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative singular.

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Why is bókunarstaðfestingunni such a long word?

Because Icelandic very often builds long compound nouns, and this word also has both a case ending and the definite article attached.

You can break it down like this:

• bókun = booking, reservation
• bókunar- = booking/reservation-of (a genitive form used in compounds)
• staðfesting = confirmation
• -unni = the
  • dative singular ending

So:

• bókunarstaðfesting = booking confirmation
• bókunarstaðfestingunni = in the booking confirmation

This kind of long noun is completely normal in Icelandic.

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Why is it í bókunarstaðfestingunni and not some other form?