Ég gleymdi reglustikunni heima.

I forgot the ruler at home.

Breakdown of Ég gleymdi reglustikunni heima.

• ég: I
• heima: at home
• gleyma: to forget
• reglustikan: the ruler

Questions & Answers about Ég gleymdi reglustikunni heima.

Why is it reglustikunni and not something like reglustikuna?

Because the verb gleyma normally takes the dative case in Icelandic.

So:

• að gleyma einhverju = to forget something
• reglustikunni is the dative singular definite form of reglustika.

A useful comparison:

• reglustika = a ruler
• reglustikuna = the ruler (accusative)
• reglustikunni = the ruler (dative)

With gleyma, Icelandic wants the dative form, so reglustikunni is the correct choice.

Why is there no separate word for the?

In Icelandic, the definite article is very often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.

So reglustikunni includes both:

• the noun reglustiku-
• and the idea of the

In other words, it is roughly ruler-the, but also marked for case.

This is very common in Icelandic. English uses a separate word (the), but Icelandic often uses a suffix instead.

What form is gleymdi?