Breakdown of Er aðgangurinn frír fyrir börn?
vera
to be
barnið
the child
fyrir
for (fyrir þig)
aðgangurinn
the access
frír
free (of charge)
Questions & Answers about Er aðgangurinn frír fyrir börn?
Why do we use frír here instead of frjáls?
In Icelandic, frír means free of charge, which fits this sentence about admission costs. The word frjáls means free in the sense of freedom or liberty (like a free country or a free bird).
Why is the adjective frír in this specific form?
Adjectives must match the gender, number, and case of the noun they describe. It is describing aðgangurinn (the entrance), which is a masculine, singular noun in the nominative case. Therefore, the masculine singular nominative form frír is used.
What case does fyrir take in this sentence, and why hasn't börn changed?
When fyrir means "for" an intended recipient, it requires the following noun to be in the accusative case. The word börn (children) is a neuter plural noun. For all neuter nouns in Icelandic, the nominative and accusative forms are exactly the same.
How is the word aðgangurinn formed?
It is made of the base masculine noun aðgangur (entrance or admission) plus the definite article suffix. Because it is the subject of the sentence (nominative case), it takes the masculine singular definite suffix -inn, becoming aðgangurinn.
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