Breakdown of Athugasemdin í bókinni hjálpar mér að skilja textann betur.
bókin
the book
skilja
to understand
í
in
hjálpa
to help
Questions & Answers about Athugasemdin í bókinni hjálpar mér að skilja textann betur.
What does athugasemdin mean grammatically, and why does it end in -in?
Athugasemdin is the noun athugasemd with the definite article attached.
- athugasemd = comment, remark, or note
- -in = the
So:
- athugasemd = a comment / a note
- athugasemdin = the comment / the note
Icelandic usually adds the to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English does.
In this sentence, athugasemdin is in the nominative singular, because it is the subject of the sentence.
Why is it í bókinni?