Questions & Answers about Er fatahreinsunin opin í dag?
How is the compound word fatahreinsunin formed?
It combines fata (the genitive plural of föt, meaning "clothes") and hreinsun (meaning "cleaning"). The -in at the end is the feminine definite article attached to the noun to mean "the". Literally, it translates to "the clothes' cleaning".
Why is the word for "open" written as opin here instead of opið?
Adjectives in Icelandic must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because fatahreinsun is a feminine noun, the adjective takes the feminine nominative singular form, opin. If the noun were neuter, like bókasafn (library), you would use the neuter form opið.
Does fatahreinsun refer to the physical shop or the process of dry cleaning?
It can actually mean both, just like "dry cleaning" in English! In this sentence, because you are asking if it is open, it clearly refers to the physical shop.
Why is "today" translated as two words, í dag?
In Icelandic, "today" is always expressed as the prepositional phrase í dag (literally "in day"). Unlike English, it is never written as a single combined word.
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