Breakdown of Hugbúnaðurinn er uppfærður núna.
vera
to be
núna
now
hugbúnaðurinn
the software
uppfærður
updated
Questions & Answers about Hugbúnaðurinn er uppfærður núna.
Why does the word hugbúnaðurinn end in -inn?
Icelandic attaches the definite article to the end of the noun.
- hugbúnaður = software (indefinite)
- hugbúnaðurinn = the software (definite) Here it’s nominative singular definite because it’s the subject (“the software”).
What gender is hugbúnaður, and why does that matter for uppfærður?
Hugbúnaður is masculine. The past participle used as an adjective must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case. Since the subject is masculine nominative singular, you use the masculine nominative singular form uppfærður.
Why not uppfært or uppfærð?
Those are other agreement forms of the same participle:
- uppfærður = masculine singular (e.g., Hugbúnaðurinn er uppfærður)
- uppfærð = feminine singular or neuter plural (e.g., Útgáfan er uppfærð; Forritin eru uppfærð)
- uppfært = neuter singular (e.g., Forritið er uppfært)
Is er uppfærður a passive?
It’s the “stative passive” (copula + past participle). It describes a state: “is updated / is up to date.” If you want to emphasize the action that happened, use an eventive passive like (“has been updated”) or (“was updated”).