Breakdown of Þessi mynd er ekki dæmigerð fyrir listamanninn.
vera
to be
myndin
the picture
ekki
not
þessi
this (m/f)
fyrir
for (on someone's behalf; as in "thanks for")
listamaðurinn
the artist
dæmigerður
typical
Questions & Answers about Þessi mynd er ekki dæmigerð fyrir listamanninn.
Since the current lesson is about hver og einn, how would we change this sentence to say "typical for each and every artist"?
Because the preposition fyrir requires the accusative case here, you must decline both parts of the pronoun phrase to match the masculine noun. It becomes hvern og einn. The new ending would be fyrir hvern og einn listamann. Notice that the noun drops its definite article when following this emphatic pronoun phrase.
How is the adjective dæmigerð formed, and why does it drop the standard -ur ending?
The word for "typical" is a compound built from dæmi (example) and gerð (type or make). It is written here as dæmigerð instead of its masculine dictionary form dæmigerður because it must agree in gender, number, and case with the feminine, singular, nominative subject mynd (picture).
Why is listamanninn in the accusative case after the preposition fyrir?
The preposition fyrir triggers the accusative case when it translates to "for" (such as "typical for", "intended for", or "on behalf of"). It only takes the dative case when talking about physical location ("in front of") or time ("ago").
What is the base form of listamanninn and why does its spelling change so drastically?
The dictionary form is listamaður (artist), which combines list (art) and maður (person/man). The word maður is an irregular noun that changes to mann in the accusative case. Adding the masculine accusative definite article -inn to the end gives us the final form listamanninn.
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