Kökurnar seljast hratt í bakaríinu á laugardögum.

quickly

Breakdown of Kökurnar seljast hratt í bakaríinu á laugardögum.

• á: on
• í: at
• kakan: the cake

Questions & Answers about Kökurnar seljast hratt í bakaríinu á laugardögum.

Why is kökurnar written with -urnar at the end?

Kökurnar is kaka (cake/cookie) in the plural + definite form, meaning the cakes/cookies.

• kaka (singular, indefinite)
• kökur (plural, indefinite)
• kökurnar (plural, definite) = the cookies/cakes
  The ö appears because the plural of kaka is irregular: kaka → kökur.

What case is kökurnar in, and how can I tell?

It’s nominative plural definite. You can tell because it’s the subject of the sentence (the thing that is selling), and -urnar is a common nominative plural definite ending for feminine nouns like kaka.

Why does the verb look like seljast instead of something like selja?

Seljast is the -st form, often used like a passive / middle voice meaning to sell (well/quickly) or to get sold.
So Kökurnar seljast hratt is closer to The cookies sell quickly (or get sold quickly) than They sell (something).

Does seljast mean someone is actively selling them, or that they sell themselves?