Questions & Answers about Prentarinn er lagaður núna.
Why does prentarinn end in -inn?
Because Icelandic usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.
- prentari = printer
- prentarinn = the printer
So -inn here is the masculine singular definite ending.
What case is prentarinn in, and why?
It is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence.
The sentence is about the printer being in a certain condition, so nominative is used.
A useful comparison:
- Prentarinn er lagaður. = The printer is fixed.
- subject, so nominative
- Ég laga prentarann. = I fix the printer.
- object, so accusative
Notice how the form changes from prentarinn to prentarann.
What does er mean here?
Er is the present tense of að vera, which means to be.
So here:
- er = is
That makes the basic structure:
- Prentarinn = the printer
- er = is
- lagaður = fixed/repaired
- núna = now
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