Questions & Answers about Hún er spennt fyrir leiknum í kvöld.
Why is it spennt and not spenntur?
Because adjectives agree with the subject in gender and number. The subject hún is feminine singular, and the feminine singular form of spenntur is spennt.
- He: Hann er spenntur ...
- She: Hún er spennt ...
- Neuter singular: Það er spennt ...
- Plurals: þeir eru spenntir, þær eru spenntar, þau eru spennt
What does fyrir do here, and why is leiknum in the dative?
The adjective spennt(ur) takes the preposition fyrir to introduce what you’re excited about: spennt(ur) fyrir e-u. In this meaning, fyrir governs the dative. Therefore, leiknum is the dative singular of leikur with the definite article (“the game”).
- Noun: leikur (a game, masc.)
- Dative singular (no article): leik
- Dative singular (with article): leiknum
Why isn’t it leikinn after fyrir, like in Takk fyrir leikinn?