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Questions & Answers about Hann er ástfanginn.
What does each word do in Hann er ástfanginn?
- Hann = he
- er = is
- ástfanginn = an adjective meaning in love
So the sentence structure is:
subject + verb + predicate adjective
That is why ástfanginn is not acting like a noun here. It describes hann.
Why is the verb er here?
Er is the 3rd person singular present form of vera, the verb to be.
Because hann means he, you use the he/she/it is form:
- ég er = I am
- þú ert = you are
- hann er = he is
So Hann er ástfanginn literally follows the same pattern as English He is happy or He is tired.
What kind of word is ástfanginn?