Gítarinn hennar hljómar fallega í kvöld.

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Breakdown of Gítarinn hennar hljómar fallega í kvöld.

• í kvöld: tonight
• hennar: her
• gítarinn: the guitar

Questions & Answers about Gítarinn hennar hljómar fallega í kvöld.

Why is it gítarinn and not just gítar?

Because -inn is the suffixed definite article in Icelandic. So:

• gítar = guitar
• gítarinn = the guitar

In Icelandic, when you say something like her guitar, the noun is very often in the definite form, so gítarinn hennar is the normal pattern for her guitar.

Why does hennar come after the noun?

That is the usual Icelandic pattern with possessives like hans, hennar, and þeirra. So Icelandic normally says:

• gítarinn hennar = her guitar

rather than putting hennar before the noun.

Also, hennar is the genitive form of hún (she), and here it means her. Unlike some other possessive words, hennar does not change form to match the gender or number of the thing possessed.

What form is hljómar?