Veggurinn er ljótur.

The wall is ugly.

Breakdown of Veggurinn er ljótur.

• vera: to be
• veggurinn: the wall
• ljótur: ugly

Questions & Answers about Veggurinn er ljótur.

What is the base form of veggurinn?

The base form is veggur, which means wall.

Veggurinn breaks down like this:

• veggur = wall
• -inn = the attached definite article, meaning the

So veggurinn means the wall.

Why is there no separate word for the?

In Icelandic, the is usually not a separate word like it is in English. Instead, it is attached to the end of the noun.

So:

• veggur = wall
• veggurinn = the wall

This attached the is very common in Icelandic.

What does er mean?