Questions & Answers about Hún þurrkar vatnið af borðinu með tusku.
What does each word do in the sentence?
Here is the sentence broken down:
- Hún = she
- þurrkar = wipes / dries
- vatnið = the water
- af = off / from
- borðinu = the table in the form required after af
- með = with
- tusku = a rag / a cloth in the form required after með
So the structure is basically:
She wipes the water off the table with a rag.
Why is it hún?
Hún is the nominative singular feminine pronoun meaning she. It is the subject of the sentence, so it appears in the nominative case.
Compare:
- hún = she
- hana = her
- henni = her (in dative contexts)
Since she is the one doing the action, Icelandic uses hún.
Why is the verb þurrkar and not þurrka?