Breakdown of Allir áhorfendurnir nutu óperunnar.
allur
all / everything / everyone
njóta
to enjoy
áhorfandinn
the spectator
óperan
the opera
Questions & Answers about Allir áhorfendurnir nutu óperunnar.
Why is óperunnar in the genitive case here instead of the accusative?
The verb njóta (to enjoy) is a special verb that requires its direct object to be in the genitive case. Unlike most verbs that take the accusative, njóta always demands the genitive.
How exactly is the word óperunnar built from the base word ópera?
Ópera is a weak feminine noun, so its genitive form is óperu. To say "the opera" in the genitive, you add the definite article suffix -nnar. Since óperu ends in a vowel, the suffix attaches directly to make óperunnar.
Nutu looks very different from its infinitive. What is the base verb and its tense here?
The infinitive is njóta (to enjoy). It is a strong verb, meaning it changes its stem vowel in the past tense rather than just adding a regular ending. While the past singular is naut, the past plural form used here to match Allir áhorfendurnir is nutu.
What is the singular form of áhorfendurnir and why does it have an "e" in the plural?
The singular is áhorfandi (spectator). Nouns ending in -andi usually describe a person performing an action. They form their plural by changing the -a- to an -e- and ending in -endur. Adding the plural definite article -nir gives us áhorfendurnir.
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