Ég borða skyr með jarðarberjum í morgunmat.

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Breakdown of Ég borða skyr með jarðarberjum í morgunmat.

• borða: to eat
• með: with
• morgunmatur: the breakfast

Questions & Answers about Ég borða skyr með jarðarberjum í morgunmat.

Why is jarðarberjum in that form and not just jarðarber?

Jarðarberjum is the dative plural form of jarðarber (strawberry).

• The basic noun is jarðarber (neuter).
• The plural in nominative/accusative is still jarðarber (no change).
• The dative plural adds -jum: jarðarberjum.

In this sentence, the preposition með (with) is followed by dative, so jarðarber must appear as jarðarberjum.

What case is jarðarberjum, and why does með use that case here?

Jarðarberjum is in the dative plural.

The preposition með most often takes the dative when it means together with / accompanied by:

• Ég drekk kaffi með mjólk. – I drink coffee with milk.
• Ég borða skyr með jarðarberjum. – I eat skyr with strawberries.

So, because með here means with, served with, it requires the dative, giving jarðarberjum.

Why is it í morgunmat and not something like í morgunmatur?

Morgunmatur (breakfast) is a masculine noun that declines like (food/meal):