Questions & Answers about Lygin var verri en sannleikurinn.
Why does lygin mean the lie, and is it singular or plural?
Lygin is singular. The base noun is lygi = lie. Icelandic usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun, so lygin means the lie.
A useful contrast is:
- lygi = a lie / lie
- lygin = the lie
- lygar = lies
- lygarnar = the lies
So in this sentence, it is definitely the lie, not the lies.
What does var mean here?
Var is the past tense of vera, the verb to be. So it means was.
That tells you the sentence is talking about something in the past:
- er = is
- var = was
So Lygin var... means The lie was...
What is verri?