Breakdown of Hann sendir tvö viðhengi til stofnunarinnar.
hann
he
tveir
two
til
to
senda
to send
stofnunin
the institution
viðhengið
the attachment
Questions & Answers about Hann sendir tvö viðhengi til stofnunarinnar.
Why do we use tvö instead of tveir or tvær for the attachments?
The noun viðhengi (attachment) is neuter. Here it acts as the direct object in the plural accusative case, and the neuter plural accusative form of the number two is tvö. Notice that viðhengi has the exact same form in both the singular and plural for the nominative and accusative cases, so the number tvö is your main clue that it is plural.
Why does the word stofnun change to stofnunarinnar here?
The preposition til (to) forces the following noun into the genitive case. The base feminine word stofnun (institution) becomes stofnunar in the genitive. When we attach the feminine genitive definite article -innar (the), we get the final form stofnunarinnar.
Since this lesson covers preposition placement, could we move til to the end of this sentence?
No, because this is a standard main clause. In a normal main clause, the preposition must sit right before the noun phrase it governs (til stofnunarinnar). You will only see prepositions stranded at the end of the clause or stylistically fronted when dealing with relative clauses (using sem) or questions.
Is viðhengi only used for email attachments, or does it have a broader meaning?
While it literally refers to something that hangs or is physically attached to something else, in modern Icelandic viðhengi is the standard, everyday word used specifically for digital file attachments in emails or messages.
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