Word
Áhorfandinn bíður í röð fyrir framan innganginn.
Meaning
The audience member waits in line in front of the entrance.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Áhorfandinn bíður í röð fyrir framan innganginn.
í
in
fyrir framan
in front of
bíða
to wait
röðin
the line
Questions & Answers about Áhorfandinn bíður í röð fyrir framan innganginn.
Why does áhorfandinn end with -inn?
Because Icelandic usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.
- áhorfandi = spectator / viewer
- áhorfandinn = the spectator / the viewer
Here, áhorfandinn is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative singular definite form.
What is the base form of áhorfandinn?
The dictionary form is áhorfandi.
That is the indefinite nominative singular form. When you add the suffixed definite article, it becomes áhorfandinn.
So:
- áhorfandi = a spectator
- áhorfandinn = the spectator
Why is the verb bíður and not bíða?
Bíður is the 3rd person singular present tense form of the verb bíða.
The subject is áhorfandinn, which is singular: the spectator. So the verb must also be singular.
- að bíða = to wait
- ég bíð = I wait
- þú bíður = you wait
- hann / hún / það bíður = he / she / it waits
So áhorfandinn bíður means the spectator waits / is waiting.