Breakdown of Rafvirkinn kemur í dag til að skoða rofann í eldhúsinu.
í
in
koma
to come
til að
to
skoða
to look at
Questions & Answers about Rafvirkinn kemur í dag til að skoða rofann í eldhúsinu.
Why does rafvirkinn end in -inn?
Because Icelandic usually puts the definite article on the end of the noun.
- rafvirki = an electrician
- rafvirkinn = the electrician
In this sentence, rafvirkinn is also the subject, so it is in the nominative singular. The full form is:
- rafvirki → indefinite
- rafvirkinn → definite, nominative singular
So Rafvirkinn kemur means The electrician is coming.
Why is it rofann and not rofinn or rofi?
Because rofann is the accusative singular definite form.
The verb skoða means to look at / inspect / examine, and it takes a direct object in the accusative case. The thing being inspected is the switch, so rofi changes form:
- rofi = a switch
- rofann = the switch, as a direct object
So:
- að skoða rofann = to inspect the switch
This is a very common pattern in Icelandic: the noun changes form depending on its role in the sentence.
Why is it í eldhúsinu?