Breakdown of Gangstéttin fyrir framan húsið er blaut eftir rigninguna.
Questions & Answers about Gangstéttin fyrir framan húsið er blaut eftir rigninguna.
In Icelandic, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.
- gangstétt = sidewalk
- gangstéttin = the sidewalk
So -in here is the definite article. In this sentence, gangstéttin is feminine singular nominative: it is the subject of the sentence.
For the same reason: húsið means the house, while hús means just house.
- hús = house
- húsið = the house
The sentence is talking about a specific sidewalk and a specific house, so the definite form is natural: the sidewalk in front of the house.
Because the ending of the definite article changes depending on the noun’s gender and case.
Here:
- gangstétt is feminine, so the definite nominative singular form is gangstéttin
- hús is neuter, so the definite singular form is húsið
So Icelandic does have the, but it does not look the same on every noun.