Questions & Answers about Staðurinn er fullur af fólki.
Why does staðurinn end in -inn?
In Icelandic, the definite article is suffixed to the noun. For masculine nouns in the nominative singular, you add -inn.
- staður = “place”
- staðurinn = “the place”
Why is the adjective fullur used here instead of fullt?
Adjectives in Icelandic must agree with the gender, number and case of the noun they describe.
- staður is a masculine noun in the nominative singular, so you need the masculine form fullur.
- fullt would be the neuter form, used with neuter nouns (e.g. hús er fullt af fólki).
What role does the preposition af play in fullur af fólki?
Here af corresponds to English “of” in the phrase “full of people.” It links the adjective fullur to what the place is filled with. In Icelandic, af always requires the dative case after it.
Why is fólki in the dative case instead of fólk or fólks?