Word
Ég þurrka rykið af borðinu með vaskaklútnum og set hann síðan í vaskinn.
Meaning
I wipe the dust off the table with the dishcloth and then put it in the sink.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Ég þurrka rykið af borðinu með vaskaklútnum og set hann síðan í vaskinn.
ég
I
með
with
borðið
the table
setja
to put
Questions & Answers about Ég þurrka rykið af borðinu með vaskaklútnum og set hann síðan í vaskinn.
Why does the sentence start with Ég?
Ég is the 1st-person singular pronoun (I) and it’s in the nominative case, which is the normal case for the subject of a sentence.
Why is the verb þurrka not something like þurrkai or þurrkar?
þurrka is the present tense, 1st-person singular form of the verb að þurrka (to wipe/dry). Many Icelandic verbs (especially weak verbs like this) have a present form where 1st-person singular looks identical to the dictionary form.
What is the role of rykið, and why does it have -ið at the end?
rykið is the direct object of þurrka (what you’re wiping).
The ending -ið is the definite article attached to the noun, so rykið means the dust.
ryk is neuter, and -ið is a common neuter singular definite ending.
Why is it þurrka rykið af borðinu—what does af do here?