Breakdown of Verkefnalistinn er mjög langur.
vera
to be
mjög
very
langur
long
verkefnalistinn
the to-do list
Questions & Answers about Verkefnalistinn er mjög langur.
Since verkefni is a neuter word, why does verkefnalistinn take the masculine definite article -nn?
In Icelandic, compound words always take the gender of the last word in the chain. Because listi (list) is a masculine noun, the entire compound word verkefnalisti becomes masculine and takes the masculine ending -nn for the word 'the'.
What is the literal breakdown of the compound word verkefnalisti?
It is made up of verk (work or deed), efni (material or subject), and listi (list). Together, a verkefni (work-subject) means a task, assignment, or project, making a verkefnalisti a to-do list or task list.
Why is the adjective langur used here instead of the neuter form langt?
Adjectives must agree in gender, number, and case with the noun they describe. Since verkefnalistinn is a masculine, singular noun in the nominative case (because it is the subject of the sentence), the adjective must also be in its masculine, singular, nominative form, which is langur.
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