Breakdown of Kennarinn notar sterka rödd í kennslustofunni.
kennarinn
the teacher
í
in
nota
to use
sterkur
strong
Questions & Answers about Kennarinn notar sterka rödd í kennslustofunni.
Why is it Kennarinn and not just kennari for “the teacher”?
Icelandic does not use a separate word for “the” like English; instead, it adds a definite article ending onto the noun.
- kennari = a teacher (indefinite)
- kennarinn = the teacher (definite)
The ending -inn is the masculine singular definite ending in the nominative case. So Kennarinn literally means “teacher-the,” which corresponds to “the teacher” in English.
What is the verb notar here, and how is it conjugated?
Notar is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb að nota (to use).
Present tense of að nota:
- ég nota – I use
- þú notar – you (sg.) use
- hann / hún / það notar – he / she / it uses
- við notum – we use
- þið notið – you (pl.) use
- þeir / þær / þau nota – they use
So Kennarinn notar… = The teacher uses…
Why is it sterka rödd and not sterk rödd?