Breakdown of Leiðbeinandinn sendir okkur hljóðbók eftir hverja kennslustund.
eftir
after
kennslustundin
the lesson
okkur
us
senda
to send
Questions & Answers about Leiðbeinandinn sendir okkur hljóðbók eftir hverja kennslustund.
What does the ending -inn in leiðbeinandinn mean?
The ending -inn is the definite article (the) attached to the noun.
- leiðbeinandi = a tutor / instructor
- leiðbeinandinn = the tutor / the instructor
In Icelandic, the is usually not a separate word; it is added as a suffix:
- bók → bókin (the book)
- nemandi → nemandinn (the student)
- leiðbeinandi → leiðbeinandinn (the tutor)
How is the verb sendir formed, and why is it in this form?
Sendir is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb að senda (to send).
- Infinitive: að senda
- He/she/it sends: hann/hún/það sendir
We use the present tense here because this is a general, repeated action:
- Leiðbeinandinn sendir okkur hljóðbók eftir hverja kennslustund.
= The tutor sends us an audiobook after each lesson (habitually, every time).
Why is okkur used here, and what case is it?
Okkur means us and is the dative plural of (we).