Ræktunin byrjar núna.

now

Breakdown of Ræktunin byrjar núna.

• byrja: to start
• ræktunin: cultivation

Questions & Answers about Ræktunin byrjar núna.

Why does ræktunin end in -in?

Because -in is the definite article attached to the noun. Icelandic often says the by adding it to the end of the word instead of using a separate word like English does.

• ræktun = cultivation / growing
• ræktunin = the cultivation / the growing

So ræktunin is not a different basic word; it is the noun ræktun with the built into it.

Why isn’t there a separate word for the in this sentence?

In Icelandic, the definite article is usually a suffix, not a separate word.

So instead of:

• English: the cultivation

you often get:

• Icelandic: ræktunin

There is also a separate article in Icelandic in some contexts, but for ordinary definite nouns, the attached article is the normal choice.

What form is byrjar?