Vasaklúturinn er í vasanum mínum.

to be

Breakdown of Vasaklúturinn er í vasanum mínum.

• minn: my
• í: in
• vasinn: the pocket

Questions & Answers about Vasaklúturinn er í vasanum mínum.

What are the dictionary forms of vasaklúturinn, vasanum, and mínum?

They are:

• vasaklútur = handkerchief
• vasi = pocket
• minn = my / mine

The sentence uses inflected forms:

• vasaklúturinn = vasaklútur
  • the definite ending
• vasanum = dative singular definite of vasi
• mínum = dative masculine singular of minn

Why does vasaklútur become vasaklúturinn?

Because Icelandic usually adds the to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.

So:

• vasaklútur = handkerchief
• vasaklúturinn = the handkerchief

Here the noun is masculine singular nominative, so the definite form is vasaklúturinn.

What does er mean here?