Ég skrifa fundinn í dagatalið mitt og set líka áminningu í símann.

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Breakdown of Ég skrifa fundinn í dagatalið mitt og set líka áminningu í símann.

• skrifa: to write
• líka: also
• mitt: my

Questions & Answers about Ég skrifa fundinn í dagatalið mitt og set líka áminningu í símann.

Why is fundinn used here instead of fundur?

Because fundinn is the accusative definite singular form of fundur.

Here, fundinn is the direct object of skrifa, so it goes into the accusative:

• fundur = a meeting, meeting (nominative)
• fund = a meeting (accusative, indefinite)
• fundinn = the meeting (accusative, definite)

So Ég skrifa fundinn... means I write the meeting... / I enter the meeting...

Why is it dagatalið mitt and not mitt dagatal?

Dagatalið mitt is the most normal everyday way to say my calendar in Icelandic.

A very common Icelandic pattern is:

• noun + definite article + possessive

So:

• dagatalið mitt = my calendar
• bíllinn minn = my car
• húsið okkar = our house

Mitt dagatal is possible, but it sounds more emphatic, contrastive, or stylistically marked, as if you are stressing my calendar rather than someone else’s.

Why is the possessive mitt and not minn?