Sagan er sönn.

to be

Breakdown of Sagan er sönn.

• sagan: the story
• sannur: true

Questions & Answers about Sagan er sönn.

Why does saga appear as sagan here?

Icelandic commonly attaches the definite article to the end of the noun.

• saga = a story (indefinite)
• sagan = the story (definite)
  This -n ending is the definite article for many feminine nouns in the singular nominative.

What grammatical case is Sagan in, and how can I tell?

It’s nominative singular, because it’s the subject of the sentence (the thing being described). With the verb að vera (to be), the subject is nominative, and the predicate adjective agrees with it.

Why is it er and not something like eru?

er is the 3rd person singular present form of að vera (to be).
You use er because sagan is singular.

• Hún er… (She/it is…)
• Þær eru… (They (fem.) are…) would take eru (plural).

Why is sönn spelled with ö and double n?