Breakdown of Kennarinn segir að „hundur“ sé nafnorð og að „hlaupa“ sé sagnorð.
Questions & Answers about Kennarinn segir að „hundur“ sé nafnorð og að „hlaupa“ sé sagnorð.
Kennari means teacher. The ending -inn is the suffixed definite article, so kennarinn means the teacher.
This is very common in Icelandic: instead of a separate word for the, the article is usually attached to the noun.
Here að means that and introduces a subordinate clause:
- Kennarinn segir að hundur sé nafnorð = The teacher says that hundur is a noun
So að is not the infinitive marker here; it is a conjunction meaning that.
Because there are two separate subordinate clauses:
- að hundur sé nafnorð
- að hlaupa sé sagnorð
Repeating að makes the structure clear and sounds very natural. Icelandic can sometimes leave out the second að if the sentence is clear enough, but keeping it is common and safe for learners.