Breakdown of Sendu ferilskrána með umsókninni.
þú
you
með
with
senda
to send
umsóknin
the application
ferilskráin
the CV, the résumé
Questions & Answers about Sendu ferilskrána með umsókninni.
Why is the verb Sendu instead of just Send?
In Icelandic, the imperative (command) form often merges with the pronoun þú (you). The base command form of senda is send, but when you attach þú to the end, it blends together to become sendu. You will see this attached pronoun a lot in commands, like komdu (come) or sjáðu (see).
What case is ferilskrána, and why?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the sentence—it is the thing being sent. The base word is ferilskrá (a feminine noun meaning CV or resume), and adding the feminine accusative definite article -na changes it to "the CV".
How does the compound word ferilskrá break down?
It is made of two words: ferill (track, path, or career) and skrá (record, register, or file). So a CV in Icelandic is literally a "career record".
Why does umsókninni take the dative case here?
The preposition með forces the following noun into the dative case when it means "with" (in the sense of "along with" or "accompanied by"). Umsókn (application) is a feminine noun, and its dative definite ending ("the application") is -inni.
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