Dóttir mín er á leikskóla í dag.

to be

Breakdown of Dóttir mín er á leikskóla í dag.

• á: at
• mín: my
• í dag: today

Questions & Answers about Dóttir mín er á leikskóla í dag.

Why is my daughter written as dóttir mín instead of mín dóttir?

In Icelandic, possessive words like mín often come after the noun in a neutral, everyday style:

• dóttir mín = my daughter

The version mín dóttir is also possible, but it often sounds more emphatic, contrastive, or sometimes a bit more literary. So for a simple statement, dóttir mín is very natural.

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Why is the word mín used here, and not minn or mitt?

Because Icelandic possessives must agree with the noun they describe in gender, number, and case.

dóttir is:

• feminine
• singular
• nominative here

So the correct form is mín.

Compare:

• minn for masculine singular
• mín for feminine singular
• mitt for neuter singular

So:

• sonur minn = my son
• dóttir mín = my daughter
• barn mitt = my child

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What case is dóttir, and why?