Breakdown of Svona fyrirbæri eru mjög útbreidd á netinu.
vera
to be
mjög
very
á
onto / on / in (static location) / on (a day of the week)
svona
so, like this
netið
the internet
fyrirbærið
the phenomenon
útbreiddur
widespread
Questions & Answers about Svona fyrirbæri eru mjög útbreidd á netinu.
Why doesn't svona change its ending to match the plural word fyrirbæri?
How can you tell if fyrirbæri is singular or plural in this sentence?
The word fyrirbæri (phenomenon) is a neuter noun that looks exactly the same in both the singular and plural nominative forms. We know it is plural here because the verb eru (are) is plural, and the adjective útbreidd is in the neuter plural form.
Why is the adjective útbreiddur written as útbreidd here?
Adjectives must match the gender, number, and case of the noun they describe. Because fyrirbæri is a neuter, plural noun in the nominative case, the adjective drops the masculine -ur ending and takes the neuter plural form útbreidd.
Why does netinu take the dative case after the preposition á?
The preposition á (on) takes the dative case when it describes a fixed location, which answers the question of where something is, as opposed to movement towards a place. Since these phenomena are located on the internet, the neuter word net takes the dative definite article, becoming netinu.
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