Strákurinn grætur stundum í biðstofunni.

sometimes

Breakdown of Strákurinn grætur stundum í biðstofunni.

• í: in
• strákurinn: the boy
• biðstofan: the waiting room

Questions & Answers about Strákurinn grætur stundum í biðstofunni.

What does each word in Strákurinn grætur stundum í biðstofunni literally mean?

Word-by-word:

• strákurinn = the boy

  • strákur = boy
  • -inn = the (masculine singular nominative ending)

• grætur = cries / is crying

  • 3rd person singular present of gráta (to cry, to weep)

• stundum = sometimes

• í = in

• biðstofunni = the waiting room

  • biðstofa = waiting room
  • -unni = the (feminine singular dative ending)

So literally: Boy-the cries sometimes in waiting-room-the.

Why is it strákurinn and not just strákur?

Strákurinn has the definite ending -inn, so it means the boy, not just a boy.

• strákur = a boy (indefinite)
• strákurinn = the boy (definite)

Icelandic usually attaches the definite article as an ending to the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

If you wanted A boy sometimes cries in a waiting room, you could say:

• Strákur grætur stundum í biðstofu.