Hann les íslenskar bækur.

to read

Breakdown of Hann les íslenskar bækur.

• bókin: the book
• íslenskur: Icelandic
• hann: it

Questions & Answers about Hann les íslenskar bækur.

What are the basic (dictionary) forms of each word in Hann les íslenskar bækur, and what grammatical roles do they have?

Word by word:

• Hann – pronoun, 3rd person singular masculine nominative. Basic form is hann (“he”). It is the subject.
• les – verb form from the infinitive að lesa (“to read”). Here les is 3rd person singular present indicative (“reads”). It is the main verb.
• íslenskar – adjective from the basic form íslenskur (“Icelandic”). Here it is feminine accusative plural to agree with bækur. It modifies bækur.
• bækur – noun, plural of bók (“book”). Here bækur is feminine accusative plural, functioning as the direct object of les.

Why is the verb les and not lesa or lesar?