Word
Hún les flokkunarleiðbeiningarnar um bylgjupappann meðan við bíðum.
Meaning
She reads the sorting instructions about corrugated cardboard while we wait.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Hún les flokkunarleiðbeiningarnar um bylgjupappann meðan við bíðum.
við
we
hún
she
lesa
to read
um
about
Questions & Answers about Hún les flokkunarleiðbeiningarnar um bylgjupappann meðan við bíðum.
Why is it hún and not hana or henni?
Because hún is the nominative form of she, and this noun phrase is the subject of the sentence.
The main pronoun forms are:
- hún = she (nominative)
- hana = her (accusative)
- henni = her (dative)
- hennar = her/of her (genitive)
Since she is the one doing the reading, Icelandic uses hún.
What form is les?
Les is the present tense, 3rd person singular form of the verb lesa (to read).
So:
- ég les = I read / am reading
- þú lest = you read
- hún les = she reads
- við lesum = we read
In this sentence, hún les means she reads / she is reading.
Is flokkunarleiðbeiningarnar in the accusative case?