Garnið er grænt og mjúkt, svo peysan verður hlý og falleg.

The yarn is green and soft, so the sweater will be warm and beautiful.

Breakdown of Garnið er grænt og mjúkt, svo peysan verður hlý og falleg.

• vera: to be
• fallegur: beautiful
• og: and
• svo: so

Questions & Answers about Garnið er grænt og mjúkt, svo peysan verður hlý og falleg.

Why are garnið and peysan written as one word instead of using a separate word for the?

In Icelandic, the definite article is usually attached to the noun as a suffix.

• garn = yarn

• garnið = the yarn

• peysa = sweater
• peysan = the sweater

So instead of a separate word like English the, Icelandic often adds the article to the end of the noun.

Why do grænt and mjúkt end in -t?

Because they have to agree with garnið.

Icelandic adjectives change form for:

• gender
• number
• case

Here, garnið is neuter singular nominative, so the adjectives describing it are also neuter singular nominative:

• grænn → grænt
• mjúkur → mjúkt

That -t ending is very common for the neuter singular form of adjectives.

Why are hlý and falleg different from grænt and mjúkt?