Word
Fyrirtækið græddi peninga í fyrra.
Meaning
The company earned money last year.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Fyrirtækið græddi peninga í fyrra.
peningurinn
the money
fyrirtækið
the company
í fyrra
last year
græða
to earn; make money
Questions & Answers about Fyrirtækið græddi peninga í fyrra.
Why does fyrirtækið end in -ið?
Because -ið is the definite article attached to the noun.
- fyrirtæki = company
- fyrirtækið = the company
In Icelandic, the word for the is usually added to the end of the noun rather than written as a separate word.
Here, fyrirtæki is a neuter noun, and -ið is the definite ending for the nominative/accusative singular.
What case is fyrirtækið in here?
It is in the nominative singular.
That is because fyrirtækið is the subject of the sentence, the thing doing the action:
- Fyrirtækið = the company
- græddi = made/earned/profited
- peninga = money
- í fyrra = last year
So the company is the one that made the money, which is why it appears in the nominative.
Why is it græddi? What form of the verb is that?