Breakdown of Snjókoman verður mikil á skíðasvæðinu á morgun.
á
onto / on / in (static location) / on (a day of the week)
á morgun
tomorrow
mikill
great, much (adjective: snjórinn er mikill)
verða
to become; will be
snjókoman
the snowfall (f)
skíðasvæðið
the ski resort (n)
Questions & Answers about Snjókoman verður mikil á skíðasvæðinu á morgun.
Why do we use verður instead of er in this sentence?
When predicting the weather or talking about a future state, Icelandic uses verða (which often means "to become"). In this context, it translates to "will be". If you used er (is), it would mean the snowfall is heavy right now rather than tomorrow.
How does the word snjókoman break down?
It is a compound word made of snjór (snow) and koma (arrival or coming), which together mean "snowfall". The -n at the end is the feminine singular definite article, making it "the snowfall".
Why is the adjective mikil used here instead of mikill or mikið?
Adjectives in Icelandic must agree with the noun they describe in gender, number, and case. Since snjókoman is a feminine, singular noun in the nominative case (it is the subject of the sentence), the adjective must take the feminine singular nominative form, which is mikil.
Why does skíðasvæðinu end in -nu?
The preposition á takes the dative case when it describes a fixed location (like being at the ski resort). Skíðasvæði (ski area) is a neuter noun, and when you add the definite article ("the") to a neuter noun in the dative case, you add the -nu suffix.
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