Breakdown of Ég finn nemandakortið, svo eigandinn hlýtur að vera ungur.
vera
to be
ég
I
ungur
young
að
to (infinitive marker)
finna
to find
svo
then / so (therefore)
eigandinn
the owner
nemandakortið
the student card
hljóta
to must
Questions & Answers about Ég finn nemandakortið, svo eigandinn hlýtur að vera ungur.
Why does this sentence use hlýtur for 'must' instead of verður?
Hljóta is used for logical deduction, meaning 'must be' or 'it stands to reason'. Verða is used for obligation or rules, meaning 'have to'. Because finding a student card leads to the logical conclusion that the owner is young, we use hlýtur að vera.
Why is the adjective ungur in this specific form?
Ungur (young) describes eigandinn (the owner). Eigandi is a masculine noun. Since it is the subject of the phrase 'the owner must be', the adjective must be in the masculine singular nominative form, which is ungur.
How is the word nemandakortið built, and why is there an 'a' in the middle?
It is a compound noun made from nemandi (student) and kort (card), plus the neuter definite article -ið. In Icelandic compounds, the first noun often takes the genitive (possessive) case. The genitive form of nemandi is nemanda, so they combine to form nemandakortið.
What type of noun is eigandinn?
It belongs to a specific group of weak masculine nouns ending in -andi, which usually describe a person doing an action. Here, it comes from eiga (to own), so an eigandi is an owner. To add the definite article ('the') in the nominative case, you simply attach -nn, making it eigandinn.
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