Hárið hennar er langt og þykkt.

Her hair is long and thick.

Breakdown of Hárið hennar er langt og þykkt.

• vera: to be
• og: and
• langur: long
• þykkur: thick

Questions & Answers about Hárið hennar er langt og þykkt.

Why does hár become hárið here? What does the -ið ending mean?

Hárið is hár (hair) + the definite article -ið, which means “the”.

• hár = hair
• hárið = the hair

In Icelandic, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of appearing as a separate word like the in English.

Because hár is neuter singular, its definite form in the nominative is hárið.

Why is hár / hárið considered neuter, and how does that affect the sentence?