Ég set glósubókina á borðið og skrifa í henni.

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Breakdown of Ég set glósubókina á borðið og skrifa í henni.

• skrifa: to write
• borðið: the table
• setja: to put

Questions & Answers about Ég set glósubókina á borðið og skrifa í henni.

Why is it glósubókina and not just glósubók?

Because glósubókina means the notebook, while glósubók means a notebook.

Icelandic usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun:

• glósubók = notebook
• glósubókin = the notebook

In this sentence, the noun is also in the accusative case because it is the direct object of set. That gives:

• glósubókina = the notebook (accusative singular)

So Ég set glósubókina... means I put the notebook...

Why is the verb set and not setja?

Setja is the infinitive: to put / to place.

In the sentence, you need the present tense form for I:

• að setja = to put
• ég set = I put

So:

• Ég set glósubókina... = I put the notebook...

This is just the normal conjugated verb form after ég.

Why is it skrifa after ég? Isn’t skrifa also the infinitive?