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Questions & Answers about Hvar er spartlið?
How would I use this sentence's vocabulary with our current lesson topic, vera búinn með?
Spartl (spackle) is a consumable material. If you run out of it, you would say Ég er búinn með spartlið (I am out of spackle). Notice that vera búinn með governs the accusative case, but since spartl is a neuter noun, its accusative definite form spartlið looks exactly the same as the nominative form used in this sentence.
Is spartlið a neuter noun? How can we tell from the sentence?
Yes, spartl is a neuter noun. You can easily spot this by the definite article suffix -ið attached to the end of the word. If it were masculine, it would typically end in -inn, and if it were feminine, it would end in -in.
Could I use hvert instead of hvar in this sentence?
No, because hvar is used exclusively for stationary location, which fits asking where the spackle currently sits. Hvert implies motion or direction toward a place, like asking where someone is taking the spackle (Hvert ertu að fara með spartlið?).