Hún vinnur hjá bankanum.

she

Breakdown of Hún vinnur hjá bankanum.

• vinna: to work
• bankinn: the bank
• hjá: at

Questions & Answers about Hún vinnur hjá bankanum.

What does Hún mean, and what are its other forms?

Hún means she and is the nominative singular feminine pronoun. Other cases:

• Accusative: hana (I saw her = Ég sá hana)
• Dative: henni (I spoke to her = Ég talaði við hana / Ég talaði við hana? Actually dative is used after certain prepositions: Ég gaf henni bók)
• Genitive: hennar (her book = bók hennar)

What grammatical form is vinnur?

Vinnur is the present tense, 3rd person singular of the verb að vinna (to work; also to win). Present tense paradigm:

• Ég vinn
• Þú vinnur
• Hann/Hún/Það vinnur
• Við vinnum
• Þið vinnið
• Þeir/Þær/Þau vinna

How do I say “She is working (right now)” in Icelandic?

Use the progressive-like construction vera að + infinitive:

• Hún er að vinna. If you want the location too: Hún er að vinna í bankanum (she is working in the bank right now).

Does vinna also mean “to win”? How do I tell the difference?