Bíllinn er svo þægilegur.

to be

Breakdown of Bíllinn er svo þægilegur.

• bíllinn: the car
• þægilegur: comfortable
• svo: so

Questions & Answers about Bíllinn er svo þægilegur.

Why does bíll become Bíllinn here?

Bíllinn means the car.

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

• bíll = car
• bíllinn = the car

The capital B is only because it is the first word of the sentence.

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What does the ending -inn mean in Bíllinn?

The ending -inn is the masculine singular nominative form of the attached definite article.

So:

• bíll = car
• bíllinn = the car

This matches the noun bíll, which is a masculine noun. Icelandic articles change form depending on gender, number, and case.

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Why is Bíllinn in this form and not some other case?

Because Bíllinn is the subject of the sentence, it is in the nominative case.

The sentence structure is:

• Bíllinn = subject
• er = is
• svo þægilegur = description of the subject

So the nominative is the expected case here.

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What does er mean?