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Questions & Answers about Friður er góður.
What is the grammatical structure of Friður er góður?
It consists of the noun Friður (subject) in the nominative singular, the verb er (is), and the predicative adjective góður (in nominative singular masculine to agree with friður). Thus it’s a simple subject–verb–predicate sentence: “peace is good.”
What case and number is Friður in?
It’s in the nominative case (used for subjects) and singular number. Its gender is masculine.
Why does Friður end with -ur?
Most strong masculine nouns in Icelandic take “-ur” in the nominative singular. Friður follows this pattern and means “peace.”
Why does the adjective góður also end with -ur?
Adjectives agree with their noun in gender, number, and case. As a predicative adjective referring to a masculine nominative singular subject, góður takes the strong form ending in -ur.
Can you place góður before friður, like in English “good peace”?
Yes. When used attributively (directly before a noun), you can say góður friður. The adjective still agrees in case, number, and gender, so it remains góður in nominative singular masculine.
How do you say “the peace is good” (with a definite article)?
By adding the masculine definite ending -inn to friður, you get Friðurinn er góður. Icelandic marks definiteness on the noun itself rather than using a separate word.
How do you pronounce the letter ð in friður?
The letter ð (called “eð”) is a voiced dental fricative, similar to the th in English this. So friður sounds roughly like FREE-thur, with the stress on the first syllable and u as in put.
Where is the stress in the sentence friður er góður?
Icelandic words always carry stress on the first syllable. So you stress FRI in friður and GÓ in góður, yielding FRI-thur er GÓ-thur.