Word
Settu pottaplöntuna upp á gluggakistuna.
Meaning
Put the houseplant up on the windowsill.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Settu pottaplöntuna upp á gluggakistuna.
setja
to put
pottaplantan
the houseplant
gluggakistan
the windowsill
upp á
up on
Questions & Answers about Settu pottaplöntuna upp á gluggakistuna.
What form is settu?
Settu is the singular informal imperative of að setja (to put, place, set).
So the speaker is giving a command to one person: Settu ... = Put ...
If you were speaking to more than one person, or using the polite/plural form, you would usually say: Setjið pottaplöntuna upp á gluggakistuna.
Why is it pottaplöntuna and not pottaplanta?
Because pottaplöntuna is the direct object of the verb setja, and here it is:
- singular
- definite (the potted plant)
- in the accusative case
The base word is pottaplanta. Its accusative singular indefinite form is pottaplöntu, and with the definite article added, it becomes pottaplöntuna.
The vowel change a → ö happens because this noun follows the pattern of planta, which changes in these forms:
- planta
- plöntu
- plöntuna
Are pottaplanta and gluggakista compound words?