Reading the news
Icelandic news writing leans on two things this course has just taught: the passive (var skotinn, var barinn) and compact noun style. This lesson gives you the core news vocabulary that goes with them.
Crime verbs
| verb | meaning | case |
|---|---|---|
| skjóta | to shoot | + accusative |
| berja | to hit, to beat | + accusative |
| myrða | to murder | + accusative |
| stinga | to stab, to poke | + accusative |
| rífa | to tear, to rip | + accusative |
Note the difference between rífa (to tear something) and rífast (to argue), which you already know.
Public life
stjórnin is the government or a board, herinn the army, stefnan a policy or direction, and gegn (+ dative) means against: Liðið okkar spilar gegn Danmörku í dag. sigra is to defeat an opponent — where vinna is to win a game, sigra takes the loser as its object.
Hearing the news
frétta is to hear news of something: Ég frétti þetta í gær. It is the verb behind fréttin, the news item you already know.
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