Breakdown of Vinátta okkar hefur góð áhrif á líf okkar.
góður
good
okkar
our
vináttan
the friendship
lífið
the life
Questions & Answers about Vinátta okkar hefur góð áhrif á líf okkar.
What does vinátta mean, and what is its grammatical gender and form here?
Vinátta means friendship.
Grammatically:
- It is a feminine noun.
- In this sentence it is in the nominative singular (the “dictionary form”).
- It is the subject of the sentence: Vinátta okkar = our friendship.
Very roughly, its core forms are:
- Nom. sg.: vinátta – (a) friendship
- Acc./Dat./Gen. sg.: vináttu (with different functions, but same spelling in all 3 cases)
Why is it vinátta okkar instead of okkar vinátta? Can the possessive come before the noun?
In Icelandic, the normal position for possessive pronouns like okkar (our) is after the noun:
- vinátta okkar = our friendship
- bíllinn minn = my car
- húsið ykkar = your (pl.) house
You can put a possessive before the noun, but:
- It is much less common.
- It usually gives extra emphasis or is used in some stylistic/poetic ways.
- With okkar specifically, okkar vinátta would feel marked or emphatic, something like “our friendship (as opposed to others’ friendship)”.
So the neutral, everyday choice is vinátta okkar.