Breakdown of Stofnunin breytir reglugerðinni.
breyta
to change
reglugerðin
the regulation
stofnunin
the institution
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Questions & Answers about Stofnunin breytir reglugerðinni.
Why is reglugerðinni in the dative case here?
The verb breyta (to change) governs the dative case. It is a common stumbling block to default to the accusative for a direct object, but breyta always requires the dative for the thing being changed.
How is the noun reglugerðinni formed?
It is a compound noun made from regla (rule) and gerð (making, type), which together mean regulation. In this sentence, it has the feminine dative definite article -inni attached to it, forming reglugerðinni.
What tells us the gender of stofnunin?
The suffix -un is a very common ending used to create nouns from verbs. Nouns ending in -un are invariably feminine. When the feminine nominative definite article -in is added to stofnun, it becomes stofnunin.