Word
Hún setur dótið í töskuna.
Meaning
She puts the stuff in the bag.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Hún setur dótið í töskuna.
What does hún mean?
Hún means she.
It is the 3rd person singular feminine pronoun. Icelandic pronouns change for case, but here hún is in the nominative because it is the subject of the sentence.
Why is the verb setur and not setja?
Setja is the infinitive: to put / to place / to set.
Setur is the present tense form used with hann / hún / það (he / she / it):
- ég set — I put
- þú setur — you put
- hann / hún / það setur — he / she / it puts
So Hún setur ... means She puts ... or She is putting ..., depending on context.
What does dótið mean?
Dótið means the stuff, the things, or sometimes the toys, depending on context.
The base word is dót, which often means stuff, gear, bits and pieces, or toys in everyday speech.
The ending -ið is the definite article, so:
- dót = stuff / things
- dótið = the stuff / the things
What case is dótið, and why does it look the same as the dictionary form?