Questions & Answers about Mosinn er blautur eftir rigninguna.
What is the base form of mosinn, and why does it end in -inn?
The base form is mosi, which means moss.
The ending -inn is the suffixed definite article, so:
- mosi = moss
- mosinn = the moss
Icelandic usually adds the to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word the way English does.
What case is mosinn in?
Mosinn is in the nominative singular.
It is the subject of the sentence, and subjects are normally in the nominative in Icelandic.
So the structure is:
- Mosinn = the subject
- er = is
- blautur = wet
Why is the verb er used here?
Er is the present singular form of the verb vera, which means to be.
So:
- ég er = I am
- þú ert = you are
- hann/hún/það er = he/she/it is
Since mosinn is singular, the verb is er.