Breakdown of Að mínu mati er myndin of löng.
vera
to be
myndin
the picture
langur
long
of
too
að mínu mati
in my opinion
Questions & Answers about Að mínu mati er myndin of löng.
Why does the verb er come before the subject myndin?
This is because of the V2 (verb-second) rule. Since the sentence starts with the phrase Að mínu mati (In my opinion), the verb er must take the second slot in the sentence, pushing the subject myndin (the film) into the third slot.
What case is mínu mati in, and why?
It is in the dative case. The preposition að forces the words following it into the dative case here. Because mat is a neuter noun, both the possessive pronoun mínu and the noun itself (which becomes mati) must take their neuter dative forms.
Is mat the normal Icelandic word for "opinion"?
The noun mat literally translates to "assessment" or "evaluation." While the word skoðun is the direct translation of "opinion," the set phrase að mínu mati is the most common and natural way to express "in my opinion" in spoken and written Icelandic.
Why is the adjective löng spelled with an ö instead of an a?
The dictionary form of the adjective is langur (long). Because it is describing myndin, which is a feminine noun, the adjective must take the feminine singular form. This triggers a common Icelandic vowel shift (u-mutation) where the "a" changes to an "ö", making the word löng.
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