Questions & Answers about Konan kaupir flík.
The -n is the definite-article suffix, so konan means the woman. In Icelandic, definiteness is shown by adding a suffix to the noun:
• Feminine singular: -in (kona → konan)
• Masculine singular: -inn
• Neuter singular: -ið
If you drop the suffix (kona), it becomes indefinite: a woman.
You have two options:
- Omit the article entirely and simply say flík (this is common).
- Use the indefinite article ein, which must agree in gender, number, and case. In nominative singular feminine you’d say ein flík, and in accusative singular (as object) you’d add case ending: eina flík.
The infinitive is kaupa (“to buy”). Kaupir is the present tense, third person singular form, matching the subject konan (“she buys”). Icelandic verbs agree in person and number, so:
• ég kaupi (I buy)
• þú kaupir (you buy)
• hann/hún kaupir (he/she buys)
… etc.
It follows the V2 (verb-second) rule. The finite verb must appear in second position, so when the subject is first, you get Subject–Verb–Object (SVO). You can front other elements, but the verb stays second:
• Í dag kaupir konan flík. (Today the woman buys a garment.)
Attach the definite suffix for feminine singular, -in, to flík:
flík → flíkin (“the garment”).
So Konan kaupir flíkin means “The woman buys the garment.”