Breakdown of Ert þú forvitinn um nýja myndlist?
vera
to be
þú
you
nýr
new
um
about
myndlistin
the visual art
forvitinn
curious
Questions & Answers about Ert þú forvitinn um nýja myndlist?
Why does this sentence use the preposition um, and what case does it take?
The adjective forvitinn (curious) is almost always followed by the fixed preposition um when you are curious about something. Here, um forces the following words (nýja myndlist) into the accusative case.
Does the ending of forvitinn change depending on who I am asking?
Yes, it must match the gender of the person you are talking to. Forvitinn is the masculine nominative form, so this exact sentence is being spoken to a male. If you were asking a female, you would use the feminine form forvitin (with only one n).
Why is the adjective for new spelled nýja here?
It has to match the noun it describes (myndlist), which is feminine. Because the preposition um requires the accusative case, we need the strong feminine accusative form of the adjective ný (new), which is nýja.
What makes up the word myndlist?
It is a compound word combining mynd (picture or image) and list (art). Together, myndlist is the specific Icelandic word for visual art.
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