Ég er með lítinn farangur, því ég gisti bara eina nótt.

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Breakdown of Ég er með lítinn farangur, því ég gisti bara eina nótt.

• lítill: little
• bara: only
• nótt: the night

Questions & Answers about Ég er með lítinn farangur, því ég gisti bara eina nótt.

Why does Icelandic use ég er með here instead of a single verb meaning to have?

Að vera með is a very common everyday way to say to have in Icelandic, especially when talking about what you have with you in a situation.

So Ég er með lítinn farangur means something like:

• I have little luggage
• I’m carrying little luggage

You could also say Ég hef lítinn farangur, but ég er með is often more natural in spoken Icelandic.

Why is it lítinn and not lítill?

Because lítinn has to agree with farangur.

• farangur is masculine
• it is singular
• here it is in the accusative
• so the adjective lítill changes to lítinn

So:

• lítill = masculine nominative singular
• lítinn = masculine accusative singular

This is normal adjective agreement in Icelandic.

Why is farangur singular? In English we often think of luggage as several bags.