Bíómyndin er góð.

The movie is good.

Breakdown of Bíómyndin er góð.

• vera: to be
• góður: good
• bíómyndin: the movie

Questions & Answers about Bíómyndin er góð.

Why is it bíómyndin and not just bíómynd if the English translation is “the movie”?

In Icelandic, the definite article (“the”) is usually attached to the end of the noun as a suffix, instead of being a separate word.

• bíómynd = a movie / a film (indefinite)
• bíómyndin = the movie / the film (definite)

So the -in ending here is the definite article for a feminine noun in the nominative singular.

What does bíómynd literally mean?

bíómynd is a compound word:

• bíó = cinema, movie theater
• mynd = picture, image, and by extension film, movie

So bíómynd is literally something like cinema-picture, i.e. a (cinema) movie.

What gender is bíómynd, and how can I tell?

bíómynd is feminine.

You can see that from:

1. The dictionary form will mark it as feminine (e.g. bíómynd (kvk.), where kvk. = kvenkyn, feminine).
2. The definite article suffix -in is a common nominative singular definite ending for feminine nouns (e.g. bók → bókin, kona → , → ).