Ég heimsæki ömmu mína á sunnudag og afi segir góða sögu.

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Breakdown of Ég heimsæki ömmu mína á sunnudag og afi segir góða sögu.

• góður: good
• á: on
• minn: my

Questions & Answers about Ég heimsæki ömmu mína á sunnudag og afi segir góða sögu.

Why is it ömmu and not amma?

Because it’s in the accusative case. The verb heimsækja (to visit) takes a direct object in the accusative, so feminine noun amma becomes ömmu. The vowel change (a → ö) is a regular pattern in oblique cases.

• Nominative: amma (subject)
• Accusative: ömmu (direct object)
• Dative: ömmu
• Genitive: ömmu

Why is it mína and not mín?

Possessive pronouns agree with the noun in gender, number, and case. Ömmu is feminine accusative singular, so the correct form is mína.

• Masculine: minn (nom)
• Feminine: mín (nom), but accusative singular is mína
• Neuter: mitt (nom/acc)

Does Icelandic use articles here? Why no “the” or “a” in ömmu mína?

Icelandic has no separate word for the indefinite article “a.” The definite article is a suffix on the noun (e.g., ömmuna = “the grandmother”). With a possessive like mín, you normally do not add the definite suffix: say ömmu mína, not “ömmuna mína.”

Why is it á sunnudag and not á sunnudaginn?

Both are possible: