Brauðið varð hart.

The bread became hard.

Breakdown of Brauðið varð hart.

• brauðið: the bread
• verða: to become
• harður: hard; tough (physical)

Questions & Answers about Brauðið varð hart.

Why is it brauðið and not just brauð?

Brauðið means the bread, while brauð means just bread.

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

• brauð = bread
• brauðið = the bread

So the -ið here is the suffixed definite article for a neuter singular noun.

What is the dictionary form of brauðið?

The dictionary form is brauð.

That is the basic indefinite singular form, the one you would usually find in a dictionary.
Brauðið is just the definite form built from it.

• brauð = bread
• brauðið = the bread

Also, brauð is a neuter noun.

Why is the verb varð used here?