Vinnudagurinn minn byrjar snemma á mánudögum.

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Breakdown of Vinnudagurinn minn byrjar snemma á mánudögum.

• byrja: to start
• minn: my
• snemma: early

Questions & Answers about Vinnudagurinn minn byrjar snemma á mánudögum.

Why is vinnudagurinn one long word?

Icelandic very often builds compound nouns, just like English does in words such as workday or weekday.

So vinnudagurinn can be broken down like this:

• vinnu- = work
• dagur = day
• -inn / -urinn = the

So vinnudagurinn means the workday.

In this sentence it is the subject, and its full form is nominative singular masculine.

Why is there a definite article in vinnudagurinn minn if English just says my workday?

That is a very common Icelandic pattern.

Icelandic often uses:

• definite noun + possessive

where English usually uses:

• possessive + noun

So:

• vinnudagurinn minn = literally something like the workday mine
• natural English = my workday

This is normal Icelandic, not extra emphasis. You will see the same pattern in phrases like:

• bíllinn minn = my car
• bókin mín = my book
• húsið mitt = my house

Why does minn come after the noun?