Breakdown of Æpandi seljendur standa á torginu.
á
onto / on / in (static location) / on (a day of the week)
standa
to stand
torgið
the square
seljandinn
the seller
æpa
to shout
Questions & Answers about Æpandi seljendur standa á torginu.
Why doesn't the adjective æpandi change to match the plural noun seljendur?
Present participles ending in -andi are indeclinable when used as adjectives. This means they stay exactly the same no matter the gender, number, or case of the noun they are describing.
Since seljandi (seller) also ends in -andi, why does its plural change to seljendur while æpandi stays the same?
Why does the preposition á take the dative case for torginu in this sentence?
The preposition á governs the dative case when it describes a fixed location or a state of rest, answering the question "where?". Because the sellers are just standing there, it triggers the dative. If they were moving onto the square (answering "where to?"), á would take the accusative case instead.
How is the present participle æpandi formed from its base verb?
It comes from the verb æpa, which means to shout, yell, or scream. To form the present participle for most verbs, you simply take the infinitive, drop the final -a, and add -andi.
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