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Questions & Answers about Hún elskar líkamsrækt.
What does Hún mean exactly, and are there different forms for “she / her” in Icelandic?
Hún is the nominative form of the third‑person singular feminine pronoun: “she.”
Icelandic pronouns change form depending on grammatical case:
- Nominative (subject): hún – she
- Accusative (direct object): hana – her
- Ég sé hana. – I see her.
- Dative (indirect object): henni – to/for her
- Ég gaf henni bók. – I gave her a book.
- Genitive (possessive): hennar – her(s)
- Þetta er bókin hennar. – This is her book.
In Hún elskar líkamsrækt, hún is the subject, so it’s in the nominative case.
Why is it elskar and not elska here? How does the verb elska conjugate?
The infinitive is að elska – to love.
In the present tense, it conjugates as:
- ég elska – I love
- þú elskar – you (sing.) love
- hann / hún / það elskar – he / she / it loves
- við elskum – we love
- þið elskið – you (pl.) love
- þeir / þær / þau elska – they love
Because the subject is (she), you must use the form: .So: –