Söfnunargámurinn er fullur.

to be

Breakdown of Söfnunargámurinn er fullur.

• fullur: full
• söfnunargámurinn: the collection container

Questions & Answers about Söfnunargámurinn er fullur.

What does Söfnunargámurinn break down into?

It is made up of two main parts:

• söfnunargámur = collection container / bin / skip
• -inn = the suffixed definite article, meaning the

So:

• söfnunargámur = a collection container
• söfnunargámurinn = the collection container

This kind of long compound word is very common in Icelandic.

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Why is the attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word?

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

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

• gámur = container
• gámurinn = the container

Here the same thing happens with the compound noun:

• söfnunargámur = collection container
• söfnunargámurinn = the collection container

This is one of the most important structural differences from English.

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What gender is söfnunargámur, and how can I tell?