Questions & Answers about Hann safnar peningum til ferðalagsins.
What role does Hann play in the sentence, and how do I say “she” or “it” instead?
Hann is the 3rd person singular masculine pronoun in the nominative case (“he”), serving as the subject.
- For “she,” use Hún (nom.) with gen hennar, dat henni, acc hana.
- For “it,” use Það (nom.) with gen þess, dat þessu, acc það.
How is the verb safna conjugated here, and what case does it require?
The infinitive is að safna (“to collect, to save”). In the present tense, 3rd person singular becomes safnar (“he collects/saves”). safna always takes a dative object, so whatever you collect/save must be in the dative.
What case is peningum, and why isn’t it peningar?
peningum is the dative plural of peningur (“coin/money”). It ends in -um, the standard dative-plural ending for strong masculine nouns. peningar would be nominative plural (“coins/money” as the subject), but here peningum is the object of safna, which demands dative.
Why isn’t there a definite article on peningum (i.e. why not peningunum)?