Ég borða eggið í morgunmat.

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Breakdown of Ég borða eggið í morgunmat.

• borða: to eat
• morgunmatur: the breakfast
• í: for

Questions & Answers about Ég borða eggið í morgunmat.

Why is it eggið and not just egg?

Eggið means the egg, while egg by itself just means egg / an egg / eggs (Icelandic has no separate word for a/an).

• egg = base form (nominative/accusative singular, indefinite)
• eggið = egg
  • -ið, the definite ending for neuter nouns in the singular accusative (and nominative)

So Ég borða eggið is I eat the egg, talking about a specific egg.
If you wanted to say I eat egg(s) for breakfast in a general way, you would more likely say Ég borða egg í morgunmat (no -ið).

What grammatical cases are used in eggið and morgunmat, and why?