Hún ber bolla og diska á stórum bakka inn í stofuna.

She carries cups and plates on a big tray into the living room.

Breakdown of Hún ber bolla og diska á stórum bakka inn í stofuna.

• stór: big
• hún: she
• á: on
• og: and

Questions & Answers about Hún ber bolla og diska á stórum bakka inn í stofuna.

Why is ber used instead of bera?

Bera is the infinitive, meaning to carry / to bear.

Ber is the present tense, 3rd person singular form, used with hún (she):

• ég ber = I carry
• þú berð = you carry
• hún ber = she carries

So Hún ber ... means She carries ...

Why are bolla and diska in those forms?

They are the direct objects of ber, and bera normally takes the accusative case.

So:

• bolli → bolla in the accusative
• diskur → diska in the accusative plural

That is why you get:

• bolla
• diska

Even though English does not change these nouns by case, Icelandic does.

Why is it á stórum bakka and not á stóran bakka?