Past Participles as Adjectives
Just like in English, you can use a verb's past participle as an adjective to describe a noun's state—turning saxa (to chop) into "chopped" or þeyta (to whip) into "whipped."
When an adjective describes a specific, definite noun (like the chopped parsley, rather than just some chopped parsley), it takes its weak declension.
For the past participles in this lesson, this weak form consistently ends in -a across all the feminine nominative, neuter nominative/accusative, and masculine accusative examples.
| The chopped parsley is in the bowl. | Saxaða steinseljan er í skálinni. |
| The cook puts the chopped onion in the pot. | Kokkurinn setur saxaða laukinn í pottinn. |
| Are you going to use the whipped cream and the lemon? | Ætlar þú að nota þeytta rjómann og sítrónuna? |
Preparing the Meal
Whether the food is marinated, grilled, or baked, simply place the weak participle directly before the definite noun.
| The marinated chicken breast is very good. | Marineraða kjúklingabringan er mjög góð. |
| I put the parsley on the marinated meat. | Ég set steinseljuna á marineraða kjötið. |
| Do you want to taste the baked puff pastry? | Viltu smakka bakaða smjördeigið? |
| Do you like the grilled white cabbage? | Finnst þér grillaða hvítkálið gott? |
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