Breakdown of Ég heyri æpandi mann á basarnum.
ég
I
maðurinn
the man
heyra
to hear
á
onto / on / in (static location) / on (a day of the week)
basarinn
the bazaar
æpa
to shout
Questions & Answers about Ég heyri æpandi mann á basarnum.
Why doesn't æpandi change its ending to match the accusative masculine noun mann?
Present participles ending in -andi are undeclinable when used as adjectives. Whether the noun is masculine, feminine, plural, or in an oblique case like mann, the word æpandi stays exactly the same.
What verb does æpandi come from?
It comes from the verb æpa, meaning to shout or yell. To form the present participle, you simply take the infinitive æpa, drop the final -a, and add -andi.
Why is the word for man mann instead of maður here?
The verb heyra (to hear) requires the object being heard to be in the accusative case. Therefore, the nominative maður changes to its accusative form, mann.
Why is basarnum in the dative case here?
The preposition á takes the dative case when describing a stationary location. Since the bazaar is simply the place where the action is happening, we use the definite dative form of basar.
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