Ég sker peru smátt og set hana í hafragrautinn.

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Breakdown of Ég sker peru smátt og set hana í hafragrautinn.

• setja: to put
• í: in
• og: and

Questions & Answers about Ég sker peru smátt og set hana í hafragrautinn.

Why is it sker and not skera?

Skera is the dictionary form, meaning to cut.
In the sentence, the verb has to match ég (I), so it becomes the 1st person singular present tense:

• að skera = to cut
• ég sker = I cut
• þú skerð = you cut
• hann/hún sker = he/she cuts

So ég sker is the normal finite verb form here.

Why is it peru instead of pera?

Because pera is the direct object of sker, and Icelandic marks direct objects with case.

The noun is:

• nominative: pera
• accusative: peru

Since the sentence says I cut a pear, pear is the thing being cut, so Icelandic uses the accusative: peru.

Why is hana used?