Breakdown of Forritið uppfærir sig sjálft á nóttunni.
á
at
uppfæra
to update
forritið
the app
sig sjálft
itself
Questions & Answers about Forritið uppfærir sig sjálft á nóttunni.
Why is it Forritið and not Forrit?
The suffix -ið is the suffixed definite article in Icelandic, meaning the. So:
- forrit = a program (neuter, nominative/accusative singular)
- forritið = the program (neuter, nominative/accusative singular)
Icelandic typically attaches the definite article to the end of the noun rather than using a separate word.
What does uppfærir mean, and how is the verb conjugated?
uppfærir is the 3rd person singular present of uppfæra “to update.” Mini-paradigm (present tense):
- ég uppfæri
- þú uppfærir
- hann/hún/það uppfærir
- við uppfærum
- þið uppfærið
- þeir/þær/þau uppfæra
What exactly does sig mean here?
sig is the 3rd-person reflexive pronoun in the accusative. It refers back to the subject (here, forritið, “the program”). Icelandic uses the same reflexive forms for 3rd person singular and plural:
- accusative: sig
- dative: sér
- genitive: sín
Why do we have both sig and sjálft? Isn’t that redundant?