Questions & Answers about Hádegismaturinn er góður.
How does the word hádegismaturinn break down to mean "the lunch"?
It is a compound word made of hádegi (noon) and matur (food or meal). The -inn at the very end is the definite article, which translates to "the". So, it literally means "the noon meal".
Why is there an "s" in the middle of hádegismaturinn?
Why does the adjective end in "-ur" here, as in góður?
In Icelandic, adjectives must agree in gender with the noun they describe. Because matur is a masculine noun in the nominative (subject) case, the adjective takes the masculine ending -ur. If the noun were feminine, it would be góð, and if it were neuter, it would be gott.
Why are both the noun and the adjective in the nominative case here?
The verb vera (to be) does not take an object. Instead, it links the subject to a description. Because of this, both the subject (hádegismaturinn) and the descriptive adjective (góður) stay in the default nominative case.
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