Questions & Answers about Baðherbergið er blátt.
In Icelandic the definite article is usually a suffix on the noun. Since baðherbergi (“bathroom”) is neuter, its definite singular ending is -ið.
So: baðherbergi + -ið = baðherbergið (“the bathroom”).
One clue is the noun ending -i, which often signals neuter gender. Another is the form of the definite article:
• Neuter takes -ið
• Masculine takes -inn
• Feminine takes -in(n) or -nin
Adjectives must agree with their noun in gender, number, and case. Here baðherbergið is neuter singular nominative, and in the strong (predicative) declension the neuter nominative ending is -t.
• Masculine: blár
• Neuter: blátt
• Feminine: blá
• Strong forms are used:
– Predicatively (after verbs like er)
– Attributively with indefinite nouns
• Weak forms are used attributively with definite nouns
In Baðherbergið er blátt, blátt is strong because it follows the linking verb er.
Use the plural noun, plural verb, and the strong plural adjective:
Baðherbergin eru blá.
• baðherbergin = definite plural of baðherbergi
• eru = 3rd person plural of að vera
• blá = strong nominative neuter plural
Invert verb and subject:
Er baðherbergið blátt?