Ég kaupi litla bollaköku með kaffinu.

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Breakdown of Ég kaupi litla bollaköku með kaffinu.

• lítill: small
• kaupa: to buy
• með: with

Questions & Answers about Ég kaupi litla bollaköku með kaffinu.

What is the role of each word in Ég kaupi litla bollaköku með kaffinu?

A useful word-by-word breakdown is:

• Ég = I
• kaupi = buy / am buying
• litla = small in the form that matches the noun
• bollaköku = cupcake in the object form
• með = with
• kaffinu = the coffee in the form required after með

So grammatically, the structure is:

• Ég = subject
• kaupi = verb
• litla bollaköku = direct object
• með kaffinu = prepositional phrase

Why is kaupi used instead of kaupa?

Kaupa is the dictionary form, meaning to buy.
Kaupi is the 1st person singular present tense form, meaning I buy or I am buying.

So:

• að kaupa = to buy
• ég kaupi = I buy / I am buying

This is a very common pattern in Icelandic: the verb changes form depending on the subject.

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