Ég elska þetta land.

I love this country.

Breakdown of Ég elska þetta land.

• ég: I
• elska: to love
• þetta: this
• land: the country

Questions & Answers about Ég elska þetta land.

What are the grammatical roles of each word in Ég elska þetta land?

Word by word:

• Ég – subject pronoun, I.

  • Person/number: 1st person singular
  • Case: nominative (the subject case)

• elska – verb, to love, here in present tense, 1st person singular.

  • This form means I love.

• þetta – demonstrative, this.

  • Gender: neuter
  • Case: accusative (because it’s the direct object)
  • It is agreeing with land.

• land – noun, country / land.

  • Gender: neuter
  • Case: accusative (direct object of elska)

So the structure is Subject – Verb – Object: Ég (S) elska (V) þetta land (O).

How do you pronounce Ég elska þetta land?

Approximate pronunciation (Reykjavík standard):

• Ég – /jɛːɣ/

  • Roughly like English yeah but with a soft g sound at the end (often very weak).

• elska – /ˈɛlska/

  • EHL-ska, stress on the first syllable.

• þetta – /ˈθɛhta/

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