Breakdown of Hún greiðir hárið sitt með nýjum hárbursta áður en hún fer út.
Questions & Answers about Hún greiðir hárið sitt með nýjum hárbursta áður en hún fer út.
The ending -ið is the definite article attached to the noun.
- hár = hair
- hárið = the hair
In Icelandic, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like the in English.
Here, hárið is also in the accusative singular, because it is the direct object of greiðir.
sitt is a reflexive possessive pronoun, meaning her own in this sentence.
So:
- hárið = the hair
- hárið sitt = her own hair
Icelandic often uses this reflexive possessive when the possessor is the same as the subject of the sentence.
Since hún is the subject, sitt shows that it is her own hair that she is combing.