Word
Kennarinn biður mig að athuga heimildina vandlega.
Meaning
The teacher asks me to check the source carefully.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Kennarinn biður mig að athuga heimildina vandlega.
mig
me
kennarinn
the teacher
athuga
to check
biðja
to ask
Questions & Answers about Kennarinn biður mig að athuga heimildina vandlega.
Why is it kennarinn and not kennari?
Kennari means teacher in the indefinite sense, while kennarinn means the teacher.
Icelandic usually puts the definite article on the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the:
- kennari = teacher
- kennarinn = the teacher
So Kennarinn biður mig... means The teacher asks me...
Why is the verb biður here?
The infinitive is biðja = to ask / to request / to beg.
In this sentence, kennarinn is a third-person singular subject (the teacher), so the verb has to match that:
- ég bið = I ask
- þú biður = you ask
- hann / hún / það biður = he / she / it asks
So:
- Kennarinn biður = The teacher asks
This verb is a little irregular, so learners often wonder why it is not something more predictable.
Why is it mig and not ég or mér?