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Questions & Answers about Liðið er sterkt.
What is the role of liðið in this sentence and how is it formed?
liðið is the definite nominative singular of the neuter noun lið (meaning “team”). In Icelandic, the definite article for neuter nouns—-ið—is suffixed to the noun stem: lið + -ið = liðið.
How can I tell that lið is neuter?
One clue is the form of its definite article: neuter nouns take -ið, while masculine take -inn and feminine -in (or -n). You can also check a dictionary entry, which will list the gender as n. for neuter.
Why is the adjective sterkt and not sterka or sterkur?
Adjectives agree in gender, number, and case with their noun. The base adjective is sterkur (“strong”). In the strong declension pattern, the neuter nominative singular form is sterkt, which matches liðið (neuter nom. sg.).
Why do we use the strong form sterkt here, even though liðið has a definite article?