Breakdown of Stjórinn krefst tveggja ára starfsreynslu.
tveir
two
árið
the year
stjórinn
the boss
krefjast
to demand
starfsreynslan
the work experience
Questions & Answers about Stjórinn krefst tveggja ára starfsreynslu.
Why are both tveggja and ára in the genitive case here?
This is a genitive measure phrase. Just like we sometimes say 'two years' experience' in English, Icelandic uses the genitive case for both the number (tveggja) and the measurement noun (ára) to express a quantity that modifies another noun.
Is starfsreynslu also in the genitive case because of the measure phrase?
No, starfsreynslu is in the genitive case because of the verb krefst. The verb krefjast (to demand or require) always forces the object that is being required to take the genitive case.
Why does the number two (tveir) change to tveggja?
What is the infinitive form of krefst and why does it end in '-st'?
The infinitive is krefjast. The '-st' ending shows it is a middle voice verb. While these verbs sometimes show passive actions or things people do to each other, here it simply belongs to the standard dictionary form of the verb meaning 'to require'.
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