Viðtalið er þrettánda eða fjórtánda apríl.
The interview is on the thirteenth or fourteenth of April.
Breakdown of Viðtalið er þrettánda eða fjórtánda apríl.
vera
to be
eða
or
viðtalið
the interview
apríl
April
þrettándi
thirteenth
fjórtándi
fourteenth
Questions & Answers about Viðtalið er þrettánda eða fjórtánda apríl.
Why are þrettánda and fjórtánda in the accusative case when the verb is er (to be)?
Even though the verb vera (to be) normally links to the nominative case, calendar dates are an exception. When stating that an event happens on a specific date, Icelandic uses the accusative case for time expressions. It helps to imagine a hidden þann (on the) right before the numbers.
Why do the ordinal numbers end in -a here?
When talking about dates, the sentence is implying the masculine word dagur (day). Calendar dates always use the weak declension, and the masculine weak accusative ending is -a. This applies to all ordinal numbers from the 2nd all the way to the 31st.
Does the month apríl change its spelling to match the accusative case of the dates?
No, you do not need to add any special endings to the month. Month names in Icelandic are masculine, and their accusative forms usually look exactly like their basic dictionary forms, so apríl stays apríl.
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