Word
Hún saxar brokkolíið smátt og setur blómkálið í stóran pott.
Meaning
She chops the broccoli finely and puts the cauliflower into a big pot.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Hún saxar brokkolíið smátt og setur blómkálið í stóran pott.
stór
big
hún
she
setja
to put
og
and
Questions & Answers about Hún saxar brokkolíið smátt og setur blómkálið í stóran pott.
Why do brokkolíið and blómkálið end in -ið?
Because Icelandic usually puts the definite article onto the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.
- brokkolí = broccoli
brokkolíið = the broccoli
- blómkál = cauliflower
- blómkálið = the cauliflower
The ending -ið here is the definite article for a neuter singular noun.
Why is there no separate word for the in this sentence?
Icelandic normally uses a suffixed definite article, not a separate word before the noun.
So instead of:
- the broccoli
- the cauliflower
Icelandic says:
- brokkolíið
- blómkálið
A separate word equivalent to the can exist in some contexts, but the normal everyday pattern is the ending attached to the noun.
What does saxar mean here?