Breakdown of Staðfestingin var send í gær.
vera
to be
í gær
yesterday
senda
to send
staðfestingin
the confirmation
Questions & Answers about Staðfestingin var send í gær.
What form is the word Staðfestingin (case, number, gender, definiteness)?
- Lemma: staðfesting (confirmation)
- Gender: feminine (most -ing nouns are feminine)
- Number: singular
- Case: nominative (it’s the subject)
- Definiteness: definite (the suffixed article -in) So staðfesting + -in → staðfestingin = the confirmation (subject, nominative singular).
Why is it send and not sendur or sent?
In the passive with vera (to be), the past participle behaves like an adjective and agrees with the subject in gender, number, and case.
- Masculine singular nominative: sendur
- Feminine singular nominative: send
- Neuter singular nominative: sent Here the subject Staðfestingin is feminine singular nominative, so the correct form is send.
What is var doing here?
Var is the past tense (3rd person singular) of vera (to be). Vera + past participle forms the passive:
- Present: er send (is sent)
- Past: var send (was sent)
- Future: verður send (will be sent)
- Present perfect: hefur verið send (has been sent)