Ég sé sjúkrahúsið.

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Breakdown of Ég sé sjúkrahúsið.

• sjá: to see
• sjúkrahúsið: the hospital

Questions & Answers about Ég sé sjúkrahúsið.

Why is the verb sjá conjugated as sé here, and what tense/mood is that?

In Icelandic the present‐tense, indicative form of sjá (to see) for both 1st and 3rd person singular is sé (not sjá). So Ég sé means I see right now. Note that sé also happens to be the present subjunctive of vera (to be), but here it’s clearly the present indicative of sjá.

Why does sjúkrahúsið end in -ið, and what does that suffix indicate?

Icelandic has no separate word for the definite article. Instead it’s appended as a suffix. For neuter singular nouns the definite suffix is -ið, so sjúkrahús (a hospital) → sjúkrahúsið (the hospital).

What gender and case is sjúkrahúsið, and why does it look like the nominative form?

sjúkrahúsið is neuter singular. In Icelandic neuter nouns have identical nominative and accusative forms, so you can’t tell them apart by shape alone. Here it’s actually the accusative (direct object) of sjá, but it looks just like the nominative.

What is the typical word order in an Icelandic declarative sentence, and how does the V2 rule apply here?