Breakdown of Umhverfisvæni glerhreinsirinn er alveg eiturefnalaus.
vera
to be
alveg
completely, totally
umhverfisvænn
eco-friendly
glerhreinsirinn
the glass cleaner
eiturefnalaus
non-toxic
Questions & Answers about Umhverfisvæni glerhreinsirinn er alveg eiturefnalaus.
Why is the adjective umhverfisvæni in its weak form here?
Even though there is no separate free-standing article, the attached definite article on glerhreinsirinn triggers the weak declension for any adjective that comes directly before it. This is the standard rule for modern, everyday Icelandic.
How does the noun compounding in eiturefnalaus work?
Since the subject is definite, why doesn't the adjective eiturefnalaus also take the weak form eiturefnalausi?
Because it is a predicate adjective. Adjectives that come after a linking verb like er to describe the subject always use the strong declension, regardless of whether the subject itself is definite or indefinite.
What gender is the noun glerhreinsirinn?
It is a masculine noun in the nominative singular. The suffix -ir on the base word hreinsir (cleaner) is a common masculine ending for agents or tools, which is why it takes the masculine definite article -inn.
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