Word
Orðabókin hjálpar mér að finna merkingu nýrra orða.
Meaning
The dictionary helps me find the meaning of new words.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Orðabókin hjálpar mér að finna merkingu nýrra orða.
nýr
new
finna
to find
hjálpa
to help
mér
me
Questions & Answers about Orðabókin hjálpar mér að finna merkingu nýrra orða.
Why is it orðabókin and not just orðabók?
Because -in is the suffixed definite article in Icelandic, so orðabókin means the dictionary.
- orðabók = dictionary
- orðabókin = the dictionary
Icelandic usually adds the to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English does.
What case is orðabókin, and why?
Orðabókin is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence — the thing doing the helping.
The verb hjálpar means helps, and the one that helps is the dictionary, so that noun appears in the nominative.
Why is it hjálpar?