Ég set glerið í einn kassa og plastið í annan.
I put the glass in one box and the plastic in another.
Questions & Answers about Ég set glerið í einn kassa og plastið í annan.
Why is it Ég set and not Ég setti?
Set is the present tense (I put / I am putting).
Setti is the past tense (I put / I placed).
So Ég set glerið... describes a present-time action or a habitual instruction-like statement.
What does the verb setja look like in the dictionary, and what are its main forms?
The dictionary form is setja (to put / to place / to set).
Common forms you’ll meet:
- að setja = to put
- ég set = I put (present)
- ég setti = I put (past)
- ég hef sett = I have put (past participle sett)
Why do glerið and plastið have -ið on the end?
That -ið is the definite article attached to the noun (like the in English):
- gler = glass
- glerið = the glass
- plast = plastic
- plastið = the plastic
In Icelandic, the is usually expressed as a suffix, not a separate word.
Are gler and plast really “countable” here? Why use the definite form?