Questions & Answers about Netfangið mitt er á kortinu.
What does the suffix -ið on netfangið indicate?
In Icelandic, definite articles attach as suffixes. Since netfang (“email address”) is a neuter noun, adding -ið makes it definite: netfangið = “the email address.”
How can I tell that netfangið is in the nominative case (and not dative or accusative)?
Here netfangið is the subject of the sentence (“My email address is …”), so it’s in the nominative. Neuter nouns have identical endings for nominative and accusative (-ið), but the function as subject tells you it’s nominative.
Why is the possessive pronoun mitt used instead of min, mína, or mín?
Possessive pronouns in Icelandic agree with the noun’s gender, number, and case. Netfang is neuter singular in the nominative, so the correct form is mitt (“my” for neuter nom. sg.).
Why does the possessive pronoun come after the noun (i.e. netfangið mitt instead of mitt netfangið)?
In standard Icelandic word order, a dependent possessive adjective or pronoun follows the noun it modifies. So you always say netfangið mitt, bókin mín, bíllinn hans, etc.