Questions & Answers about Kjötið er skemmt, svo ég borða það ekki.
Why does kjötið mean the meat instead of just meat?
The basic noun is kjöt = meat.
The ending -ið is the definite article attached to the noun, so:
- kjöt = meat
- kjötið = the meat
Icelandic often puts the on the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.
What gender is kjöt, and why does that matter here?
That matters because Icelandic words often have to agree with the noun’s gender and number. In this sentence, the neuter singular noun kjötið affects:
- skemmt — the describing word is in neuter singular form
- það — the pronoun it is also neuter singular
So the grammar of several words in the sentence is determined by the fact that kjöt is neuter.
Why is it skemmt? What is the basic form of that word?