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Questions & Answers about Leikurinn er einfaldur.
What are the roles of each word in Leikurinn er einfaldur?
- Leikurinn – noun, the game. It is the subject of the sentence.
- er – verb, is. It is the 3rd person singular present of vera (to be).
- einfaldur – adjective, simple. It is a predicative adjective describing the subject.
So the structure is: [subject] [verb] [adjective] → The game is simple.
Why does Leikurinn have -inn at the end instead of using a separate word for the?
Icelandic usually puts the definite article on the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.
- Base noun: leikur = game
- Definite form (nominative singular): leikurinn = the game
The ending -inn is the masculine nominative singular definite article.
So there is no separate word corresponding to the here; it is built into leikurinn.
What is the dictionary form of Leikurinn, and when do I use leikur instead of leikurinn?
The dictionary (base) form is: