Word
Hún las atvinnuauglýsinguna í blaðinu.
Meaning
She read the job ad in the paper.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Hún las atvinnuauglýsinguna í blaðinu.
hún
she
í
in / into / to (before the hour, in telling time) / per (in frequency expressions)
lesa
to read
blaðið
the newspaper
Questions & Answers about Hún las atvinnuauglýsinguna í blaðinu.
Why does the verb lesa become las here?
Las is the past tense form of lesa (to read) for the pronouns I, he, she, and it. It is a strong verb, meaning it changes its main vowel in the past tense instead of just adding a regular ending.
How is the long word atvinnuauglýsinguna built?
It is a compound word made of atvinna (employment or job) and auglýsing (advertisement). When combining them, the first word takes the connecting vowel -u to link them, creating atvinnuauglýsing. Finally, the definite article is added to the very end.
Why does atvinnuauglýsinguna end with -una?
The verb lesa requires its direct object to be in the accusative case. Since auglýsing is a feminine noun, its definite article (meaning 'the') in the accusative case is -una, which gives us the ending seen here.
Why is blaðinu in the dative case?
The preposition í (in) takes the dative case when it describes a stationary location, like where something is already found. Since the ad is located inside the paper, the neuter word blað (paper) takes the dative definite ending -inu.