Questions & Answers about Afsökunin hennar var stutt, en hún var heiðarleg.
The ending -in is the definite article attached to the noun.
- afsökun = apology
- afsökunin = the apology
Icelandic usually puts the word for the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English does.
That is a very normal Icelandic possessive pattern.
- afsökunin hennar = her apology
In Icelandic, possessives are often placed after the noun, especially in everyday usage. So instead of copying English word order, Icelandic commonly says something more like the-apology her.
This structure is especially common with possessive forms like minn, þinn, hans, hennar, and þeirra.
Because Icelandic often keeps the noun definite when a possessive comes after it.
So a natural everyday way to say her apology is:
- afsökunin hennar
You may also see afsökun hennar in some contexts, especially in more formal or literary language, but afsökunin hennar is a very natural and common pattern.