Breakdown of Mitt uppáhalds áhugamál er að læra íslensku.
vera
to be
uppáhalds
favorite
mitt
my
læra
to learn
Questions & Answers about Mitt uppáhalds áhugamál er að læra íslensku.
What is the literal, word‑for‑word breakdown of Mitt uppáhalds áhugamál er að læra íslensku?
Here’s a simple breakdown:
- Mitt – my (neuter, nominative, singular)
- uppáhalds – favourite (literally “of favourite”; an attributive form of the noun uppáhald)
- áhugamál – hobby, pastime (literally “interest‑matter”, a neuter noun)
- er – is (3rd person singular of að vera – to be)
- að læra – to learn (að is the infinitive marker, like English to)
- íslensku – Icelandic (the language; accusative singular of íslenska)
Very literal structure:
Mitt uppáhalds áhugamál er að læra íslensku.
= My favourite hobby is to learn Icelandic.
Why is it mitt and not mín or minn?
The possessive pronoun has to agree with the gender, number and case of the noun it modifies.
- áhugamál (hobby) is:
- neuter
- singular
- nominative (it’s the subject of the sentence)
The nominative singular forms of “my” are:
- masculine: minn
- feminine: mín
- neuter: mitt
Since áhugamál is neuter, you must use :