Morgunmaturinn er tilbúinn, svo við borðum strax.

to be

Breakdown of Morgunmaturinn er tilbúinn, svo við borðum strax.

• borða: to eat
• við: we
• tilbúinn: ready

Questions & Answers about Morgunmaturinn er tilbúinn, svo við borðum strax.

Why does morgunmatur have -inn at the end in Morgunmaturinn?

-inn is the definite article attached to the noun (instead of a separate word like the in English).
So morgunmaturinn = the breakfast (a specific breakfast, e.g., today’s).
Without it, morgunmatur would be more like breakfast in a general/indefinite sense.

What is the grammatical breakdown of Morgunmaturinn?

It’s a compound noun plus the definite ending:

• morgun- = morning
• matur = food (and morgunmatur is the standard word for breakfast)
• -inn = the definite article ending (masculine nominative singular here)

Why is it Morgunmaturinn er tilbúinn and not tilbúið or tilbúin?

Adjectives agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.
Morgunmaturinn is masculine, singular, nominative, so the adjective takes the matching form:

• masculine: tilbúinn
• feminine would be tilbúin
• neuter would be tilbúið