Minnislykillinn er neðst í töskunni.

The USB drive is at the bottom of the bag.

Breakdown of Minnislykillinn er neðst í töskunni.

• vera: to be
• í: in
• taskan: the bag
• minnislykillinn: the USB drive

Questions & Answers about Minnislykillinn er neðst í töskunni.

What does minnislykillinn mean exactly?

Minnislykillinn means the USB stick, the flash drive, or literally the memory key.

It breaks down like this:

• minni = memory
• lykill = key
• minnislykill = memory key / USB stick
• minnislykillinn = the USB stick

So the -inn at the end is the definite article, attached to the noun.

Why is the attached to the noun in minnislykillinn instead of being a separate word?

In Icelandic, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like English the.

So:

• minnislykill = a USB stick / USB stick
• minnislykillinn = the USB stick

This is very common in Icelandic. You will see the same thing in:

• taska = bag
• taskan = the bag

In this sentence, though, you get töskunni, not taskan, because the case is different.

Why is it töskunni and not taskan or taska?