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Það var fyrirsætan sem sýndi djarfan kjól.

Það var fyrirsætan sem sýndi djarfan kjól.
It was the model who showed a bold dress.
From Lesson 239:Emphasizing with it is (það er ... sem)·Icelandic

Questions & Answers about Það var fyrirsætan sem sýndi djarfan kjól.

What is the purpose of using Það var ... sem in this sentence?
This is a cleft sentence, which is used to put special emphasis on one specific piece of information. Instead of just saying that the model showed a bold dress (Fyrirsætan sýndi djarfan kjól), the structure Það var ... sem emphasizes exactly who did it: it was the model.
Why is fyrirsætan in the nominative case here?
In a cleft sentence, the emphasized word takes the same case it would have in a normal, non-cleft sentence. Since the model is the one doing the showing (the subject of the action), fyrirsætan remains in the nominative case.
What is the base form of fyrirsætan, and why does it end in -n?
The base word is fyrirsæta (a model), which is a weak feminine noun. To say the model in the nominative case, you just add the definite article -n to the end, giving you fyrirsætan.
Why do we say djarfan kjól instead of djarfur kjóll?
Kjóll (a dress) is a masculine noun. Because it is the direct object receiving the action of sýndi (showed), it must be in the accusative case, dropping the second L to become kjól. The adjective djarfur (bold) has to agree with it, so it takes the masculine accusative ending -an to become djarfan.

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