Andlitið hennar er fallegt.

to be

Breakdown of Andlitið hennar er fallegt.

• hennar: her
• fallegt: beautiful
• andlitið: the face

Questions & Answers about Andlitið hennar er fallegt.

What does each Icelandic word correspond to in English, grammatically speaking?

The sentence Andlitið hennar er fallegt. can be broken down like this:

• Andlitið – the face

  • andlit = face (neuter noun)
  • -ið = the suffixed definite article for neuter singular (the)
  • So andlitið = the face.

• hennar – her (possessive), literally of her

  • This is the genitive form of the pronoun hún (she).

• er – is

  • 3rd person singular present of að vera (to be).

• fallegt – beautiful

  • Adjective meaning beautiful, pretty, here in the neuter singular form to agree with andlitið.

Literal structure: The face her is beautiful.
Natural English: Her face is beautiful.

Why does andlitið end in -ið? I thought andlit was face.