Word
Eftir rigninguna er auðveldara að draga illgresið upp úr moldinni.
Meaning
After the rain it is easier to pull the weeds up out of the soil.
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Breakdown of Eftir rigninguna er auðveldara að draga illgresið upp úr moldinni.
vera
to be
eftir
after
rigningin
the rain
auðveldari
easier
Questions & Answers about Eftir rigninguna er auðveldara að draga illgresið upp úr moldinni.
Why is it rigninguna after eftir?
Because eftir means after here in a time sense, and in that use it takes the accusative case.
- dictionary form: rigning = rain / rainfall
- accusative singular definite: rigninguna = the rain
So eftir rigninguna means after the rain.
Why do rigninguna, illgresið, and moldinni all have different endings for the?
In Icelandic, the is usually not a separate word. It is attached to the noun as an ending, and that ending changes with gender, number, and case.
Here you have:
- rigninguna = the rain
- illgresið = the weed / the weeds
- moldinni = the soil
So the different endings are not random; they show different grammatical forms.
Why is it auðveldara and not auðveldari?