Er aðgangskóðinn í lyklaboxinu eða í bókunarstaðfestingunni?

to be

Breakdown of Er aðgangskóðinn í lyklaboxinu eða í bókunarstaðfestingunni?

• í: in
• eða: or
• lyklaboxið: the key box

Questions & Answers about Er aðgangskóðinn í lyklaboxinu eða í bókunarstaðfestingunni?

Why does the sentence start with Er?

Because this is a yes/no question, and in Icelandic those usually begin with the finite verb.

• Er = is
• aðgangskóðinn = the access code

So the structure is basically:

• Er aðgangskóðinn ... ?
• Is the access code ... ?

This verb-first word order is very normal in Icelandic questions.

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What does aðgangskóðinn mean, and why does it end in -inn?

Aðgangskóðinn means the access code.

It is made up of:

• aðgangskóði = access code
• -inn = the definite article attached to the end, meaning the

In Icelandic, the word for the is often not separate as in English. Instead, it is usually added to the noun itself.

So:

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

This noun is masculine singular nominative, which fits its role as the subject of the sentence.

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Why is í used here?