Question 1

Why is the object Blásturinn at the beginning of the sentence instead of the subject hann?

Accepted Answer

This is called topicalization. By putting the direct object (Blásturinn) first, the speaker puts special focus or contrast on it, as if saying 'As for the blow-drying...'. Because Icelandic strictly requires the verb to be the second element (the V2 rule), starting with the object forces the subject (hann) to swap places with the verb (klárar).

Question 2

Since Blásturinn is the direct object of klára, shouldn't it change its form to be in the accusative case?

Accepted Answer

It actually is in the accusative case! For a specific group of masculine nouns ending in -stur, such as blástur, lestur (reading), and rekstur (operation), the nominative and accusative forms are completely identical.

Question 3

Why do we use miklu here instead of mikið or mjög?

Accepted Answer

When modifying a comparative word like hraðar (faster) to mean 'much faster', Icelandic uses the dative form, which is miklu (literally 'by much'). You will see this dative pattern used with almost all comparatives, such as miklu betri (much better) or miklu meira (much more).

Question 4

Is hraðar the comparative form of an adjective or an adverb here?

Accepted Answer

It is the comparative form of the adverb hratt (fast), because it describes how the action of the verb is performed. If you were describing a noun (like a faster car), you would use the comparative adjective hraðari, but here it modifies the verb klárar.

Blásturinn klárar hann miklu hraðar núna.

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