Fundurinn byrjar bráðum.

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Breakdown of Fundurinn byrjar bráðum.

• fundurinn: the meeting
• bráðum: soon

Questions & Answers about Fundurinn byrjar bráðum.

Why is the article attached to the noun in fundurinn?

Icelandic uses a suffixed definite article. The base noun is fundur (meeting). To say “the meeting,” you add the article -inn: fundur + inn → fundurinn. There’s no separate word for “the” in front of the noun in Icelandic.

What gender and case is fundurinn here?

Fundurinn is masculine, nominative singular, definite. Some useful forms:

• Indefinite nominative singular: fundur (a meeting)
• Definite nominative singular: fundurinn (the meeting)
• Indefinite nominative plural: fundir (meetings)
• Definite nominative plural: fundirnir (the meetings)

How do you pronounce the sentence?

Approximate pronunciation: [ˈfʏn.tʏ.rɪn ˈbɪr.jar ˈbrau.ðʏm] Tips:

• fu in fundurinn is like a short “ü” (as in German), not “oo.”
• nd is pronounced [nt], so fund- sounds like “fynt-.”
• r is a trilled/flapped r.
• byrjar: y sounds like short “i” (as in “bit”); j is like English “y.”
• bráðum: á is like “ow” in “now”; ð is the voiced “th” in “this.”