Mín skoðun er að við eigum að byrja fyrr.

My opinion is that we should start earlier.

Breakdown of Mín skoðun er að við eigum að byrja fyrr.

• vera: to be
• við: we
• eiga að: should
• byrja: to start

Questions & Answers about Mín skoðun er að við eigum að byrja fyrr.

Why is it mín skoðun and not minn skoðun or mitt skoðun?

Because skoðun is a feminine singular noun, and the possessive my has to agree with it in gender, number, and case.

The nominative singular forms are:

• minn for masculine nouns
• mín for feminine nouns
• mitt for neuter nouns

So:

• mín skoðun = my opinion
• skoðun is feminine, so mín is the correct form.

What case is mín skoðun in here?

It is in the nominative case.

That is because mín skoðun is the subject of the sentence:

• Mín skoðun = the thing being talked about
• er = is

So the structure is basically:

• My opinion
  • is
    • that...

Subjects are normally in the nominative in Icelandic.

Why is there no article in mín skoðun?