Breakdown of Söguþráðurinn er langur. Mér finnst hljóðrásin frábær þó.
vera
to be
finnast
to find, to think
mér
me (dative)
langur
long
frábær
fantastic
þó
though, nevertheless
söguþráðurinn
the storyline
hljóðrásin
the soundtrack
Questions & Answers about Söguþráðurinn er langur. Mér finnst hljóðrásin frábær þó.
Can you really just stick þó at the end of a sentence like we do with 'though' in English?
Yes, exactly! In colloquial Icelandic, putting þó at the very end of the sentence works just like the English 'though' to express a contrast or concession. In formal writing, you would more likely use a conjunction like þótt (although) at the start of a clause, or use samt (still/however) instead.
Why are hljóðrásin and frábær in the nominative case when they are the object of my opinion?
This is because of how the middle-voice verb finnast works. It takes a dative subject (mér), but the thing you are forming an opinion about (hljóðrásin) and the adjective describing it (frábær) both stay in the nominative case. Literally, this structure translates closer to 'The soundtrack seems fantastic to me.'
How do the parts of the compound word söguþráðurinn fit together?
It combines saga (story) and þráður (thread), with the masculine definite article -inn at the end. Notice that the first part is sögu-, which is the genitive (possessive) singular form of saga. It literally means 'the thread of a story.'
I see hljóðrásin means 'the soundtrack'. What are its root words?
It is made of hljóð (sound) and rás (channel, track, or circuit). Because rás is a feminine noun, the overall compound is feminine and takes the feminine definite article -in.
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