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Hún er orðin fullorðin, en hún heimsækir mömmu sína samt oft.
Meaning
She has become an adult, but she still visits her mother often.
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Breakdown of Hún er orðin fullorðin, en hún heimsækir mömmu sína samt oft.
vera
to be
hún
she
en
but
mamma
the mom
Questions & Answers about Hún er orðin fullorðin, en hún heimsækir mömmu sína samt oft.
Why does the sentence say er orðin instead of just using verður?
Er orðin is a very common way to say has become / is now in Icelandic.
- verða = to become
- past participle: orðinn / orðin / orðið
- with vera (to be), it gives a resultative meaning: has become, is now
So:
- Hún verður fullorðin = She becomes / will become an adult
- Hún er orðin fullorðin = She has become an adult / She is grown up now
In this sentence, the speaker is emphasizing the present result: she is now an adult.
Why are both orðin and fullorðin in the sentence? They look confusingly similar.