Bókin er fallegri en ég hélt.

The book is more beautiful than I thought.

Breakdown of Bókin er fallegri en ég hélt.

• ég: I
• vera: to be
• bókin: the book
• en: than

Questions & Answers about Bókin er fallegri en ég hélt.

Why is it bókin instead of just bók?

Because Icelandic usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun.

• bók = book
• bókin = the book

So bókin is the definite form: the book.

What case and gender is bókin here?

Bókin is feminine singular nominative.

• bók is a feminine noun
• the sentence subject is the book
• subjects of er are normally in the nominative

So bókin is the nominative singular definite form.

What is er?

Er is the 3rd person singular present tense of vera, the verb to be.

So:

• ég er = I am
• þú ert = you are
• hann / hún / það er = he / she / it is

Here, bókin er means the book is.

How is fallegri formed?