Breakdown of Mér finnst stjarnan frábær, enda er hún mjög gáfuð.
vera
to be
ég
I
hún
she
mjög
very
finnast
to find, to think
frábær
fantastic
gáfaður
intelligent
stjarnan
the star
enda
seeing that
Questions & Answers about Mér finnst stjarnan frábær, enda er hún mjög gáfuð.
Why is the verb er before the subject hún in the second part of the sentence?
This is a special feature of the conjunction enda. Unlike common conjunctions like og or en, enda usually occupies the first position in its clause. Because Icelandic is a Verb-Second (V2) language, the verb er must come immediately after it, pushing the subject hún to the third position.
Why are stjarnan and frábær in the nominative case instead of the accusative?
The verb finnast (to find or think) requires a dative subject, which is mér here. The thing you have an opinion about (stjarnan) and the adjective describing it (frábær) both take the nominative case.
Could I use af því að (because) instead of enda here?
Grammatically yes, but the meaning shifts slightly. While af því að simply states a cause, enda carries the meaning of 'and indeed' or 'which makes sense, seeing that'. It shows that the second clause is a natural, expected confirmation of the first clause.
If the star is a male celebrity, would we still use hún and gáfuð?
Yes! The pronoun hún and the feminine adjective gáfuð agree with the grammatical gender of the noun stjarnan (a feminine word), not the actual gender of the person. Even if the star is a man, the grammar strictly follows the noun.
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