Breakdown of Húðflúrarinn er kominn með skissuna og allt dótið.
vera
to be
og
and
koma
to come
dótið
the stuff
með
with
allur
all / everything / everyone
húðflúrarinn
the tattoo artist
skissan
the sketch
Questions & Answers about Húðflúrarinn er kominn með skissuna og allt dótið.
What is the exact difference between er kominn með and simply saying er með or hefur fengið?
The phrase vera kominn með highlights the transition into a new state of possession. While er með just means he has it right now, and hefur fengið focuses on the past action of receiving it, er kominn með emphasizes that he has now successfully acquired the items and is ready to proceed. It acts as an aspectual marker showing a completed acquisition that is relevant right now.
Does the word kominn change if the subject changes?
Yes. In this construction, the past participle kominn acts like an adjective describing the subject, so it must agree in gender and number. Since the noun húðflúrarinn is grammatically masculine singular, it takes the masculine form kominn. If the subject were feminine, it would be komin, and if neuter, komið.
Why are skissuna and allt dótið in the accusative case here?
The preposition með dictates the case. When með indicates possession, holding, carrying, or bringing something (which is the core meaning inside vera kominn með), it requires the accusative case. If með meant being accompanied by someone or something, it would take the dative instead.
How is the word húðflúrarinn built?
It is a very literal compound word. It combines húð (skin) and flúr (decoration or floral pattern) to make húðflúr (tattoo). Adding the agent suffix -ari creates the noun for the person doing it (tattoo artist), and the final -nn is the attached masculine definite article meaning the.
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