Breakdown of Fjölbreytileikinn er mikilvægur fyrir sköpunina.
vera
to be
mikilvægur
important
fyrir
for (fyrir þig)
sköpunin
the creation
fjölbreytileikinn
the diversity
Questions & Answers about Fjölbreytileikinn er mikilvægur fyrir sköpunina.
How is the word fjölbreytileikinn constructed?
It is a compound word built from the prefix fjöl- (meaning multi- or many) and breytileiki (variability or changeability). The root comes from the verb að breyta (to change). The -nn at the end is the masculine singular definite article, making it 'the diversity'.
Why is sköpunina in the accusative case rather than the dative?
The preposition fyrir can trigger either the accusative or the dative case depending on its meaning. When it means 'for' in the sense of benefit, purpose, or importance to something, it takes the accusative. If it meant 'in front of' or 'ago', it would take the dative.
Even though fjölbreytileikinn is a definite noun, why is the adjective mikilvægur in the strong form instead of the weak form?
Because mikilvægur is acting as a predicate adjective here, meaning it comes after the verb er rather than being attached directly to the noun. Predicate adjectives in Icelandic always use the strong declension, regardless of whether the subject is definite or indefinite. It uses the masculine nominative singular ending -ur to agree with fjölbreytileikinn.
What clues in this sentence tell us the gender of the noun sköpun?
The definite article attached to it is -ina, which is the feminine accusative singular ending. Additionally, as a handy vocabulary rule, almost all abstract nouns ending in the suffix -un in Icelandic are feminine.
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