Flutningurinn byrjar í dag.

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Breakdown of Flutningurinn byrjar í dag.

• í dag: today
• flutningurinn: the move

Questions & Answers about Flutningurinn byrjar í dag.

What is the basic dictionary form of flutningurinn?

The dictionary form is flutningur.

In the sentence, flutningur has the definite article added to it, so flutningurinn means the move or the moving/relocation.

A useful way to think about it is:

• flutningur = move / moving / transport
• flutningurinn = the move

Why is there no separate word for the?

In Icelandic, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of appearing as a separate word.

So instead of a separate word like English the, Icelandic often does this:

• flutningur = move
• flutningurinn = the move

The ending -inn is the definite article, but because of Icelandic sound and case endings, the full form here becomes -urinn.

Why is it flutningurinn and not just flutningur?