Questions & Answers about Þessi beyging ruglar mig stundum.
What does þessi mean here, and why is it not þetta?
Þessi means this.
It appears as þessi because it has to agree with beyging in gender, number, and case.
- beyging is feminine
- singular
- nominative (because it is the subject of the sentence)
So the correct form is:
- þessi beyging = this inflection
By contrast, þetta is used with neuter singular nouns.
What exactly does beyging mean?
Beyging usually means inflection, declension, or conjugation, depending on context.
In language-learning contexts, it refers to the way words change form, for example:
- noun case endings
- adjective endings
- verb conjugations
So in this sentence, Þessi beyging ruglar mig stundum, beyging means something like this inflection pattern or this grammatical form.
Why is ruglar used here? What dictionary form does it come from?