Mjólkin er á tilboði í dag.

to be

Breakdown of Mjólkin er á tilboði í dag.

• mjólkin: the milk
• í dag: today
• á tilboði: on sale

Questions & Answers about Mjólkin er á tilboði í dag.

What does the ending in bold Mjólk-in bold mean?

The bold -in bold is the suffixed definite article for feminine nouns, so bold mjólkin bold means bold the milk bold. Icelandic doesn’t have a separate word for the; instead, it attaches an ending:

• masculine: bold -inn bold (bold maðurinn bold = the man)
• feminine: bold -in bold (bold bókin bold = the book)
• neuter: bold -ið bold (bold borðið bold = the table)

Why is it bold á tilboði bold and not bold á tilboð bold?

Because bold á bold takes the dative case when it indicates a location or state, and bold tilboð bold in the dative singular is bold tilboði bold. The phrase bold á tilboði bold literally means on offer and is a set way to say on sale.

• Static location/state: bold á bold + dative (bold á tilboði bold = on offer)
• Motion/direction: bold á bold + accusative (e.g., bold setja mjólkina á tilboð bold = put the milk on special)

What exactly is bold tilboð bold? How does it decline?

Bold tilboð bold means an offer/special deal. It’s a neuter noun. Key forms:

• singular: nom/acc bold tilboð bold, dat bold tilboði bold, gen bold tilboðs bold
• plural: nom/acc bold tilboð bold, dat bold tilboðum bold, gen bold tilboða bold

How is bold í dag bold put together, and why is bold dag bold in that form?

Bold í dag bold literally means in day and is the standard way to say today. With time expressions, bold í bold usually takes the accusative. The noun bold dagur bold (day) declines: