Word
Blöðrurnar eru rauðar og gular, og barnið vill halda í eina blöðru.
Meaning
The balloons are red and yellow, and the child wants to hold one balloon.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Blöðrurnar eru rauðar og gular, og barnið vill halda í eina blöðru.
vera
to be
vilja
to want
barnið
the child
og
and
Questions & Answers about Blöðrurnar eru rauðar og gular, og barnið vill halda í eina blöðru.
What does Blöðrurnar break down into, and why does it end in -urnar?
Blöðrurnar = blöðrur (balloons) + the suffixed definite article -nar (the).
Because blaðra is a feminine noun, its plural definite form typically uses -nar (often seen as -urnar depending on the stem/vowels). So Blöðrurnar literally means the balloons.
Why is it eru and not er?
Because the subject Blöðrurnar is plural.
- er = is (3rd person singular)
- eru = are (3rd person plural)
So Blöðrurnar eru ... = The balloons are ...
Why are the color words rauðar and gular and not some other endings?