Geymsluklefinn er opinn.

The storage unit is open.

Breakdown of Geymsluklefinn er opinn.

• vera: to be
• opinn: open
• geymsluklefinn: the storage unit

Questions & Answers about Geymsluklefinn er opinn.

Why does geymsluklefinn have -inn at the end?

The ending -inn is the definite article attached to the noun. Icelandic usually puts the onto the end of the word instead of using a separate word like English does.

So:

• geymsluklefi = storage compartment / storage locker
• geymsluklefinn = the storage compartment / the storage locker

This is very common in Icelandic:

• bíll = car
• bíllinn = the car

So geymsluklefinn means specifically the storage compartment, not just a storage compartment.

What is geymsluklefinn made up of?

It is a compound noun, which is very common in Icelandic.

You can think of it like this:

• geymslu- = storage
• klefi = compartment / cubicle / booth / locker-like space
• -inn = the

So the whole word means something like the storage compartment or the storage locker.

English often uses separate words, but Icelandic very often combines them into one longer word.

Why is it er and not something like is or ?