Baðherbergið er blátt.

The bathroom is blue.

Breakdown of Baðherbergið er blátt.

• vera: to be
• baðherbergið: the bathroom
• blátt: blue

Questions & Answers about Baðherbergið er blátt.

Why does Baðherbergið end in -ið instead of having a separate word for “the”?

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”).

How can I tell that baðherbergið is neuter?

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

Why does the adjective blátt end with -t?

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

What’s the difference between the strong and weak forms of adjectives?

• Strong forms are used:
– Predicatively (after verbs like er)
– Attributively with nouns• Weak forms are used attributively with nounsIn , is strong because it follows the linking verb .