Breakdown of Aðgengið að sjúkratjaldinu var auðveldara en ég bjóst við.
vera
to be
ég
I
en
than
auðveldur
easy
að
to, towards
búast við
to expect (anticipate)
aðgengið
the access (accessibility)
sjúkratjaldið
the medical tent
Questions & Answers about Aðgengið að sjúkratjaldinu var auðveldara en ég bjóst við.
Why does the adjective take the form auðveldara instead of auðveldari?
In Icelandic, comparative adjectives must agree with the gender of the noun they describe. The noun here is aðgengi (access), which is neuter. The neuter comparative form of auðveldur is auðveldara, whereas auðveldari is the form used for masculine and feminine nouns.
Why is sjúkratjaldinu in the dative case?
The preposition að dictates the case here. The noun aðgengi (access) pairs with the preposition að (access to), and að governs the dative case. Therefore, the neuter noun tjald becomes tjaldi, and with the definite article attached, it becomes sjúkratjaldinu.
What does the middle voice verb bjóst mean in this context?
It is the past tense of búast, which is the middle voice form of búa (to live/prepare). When paired with the preposition við, búast við means 'to expect'. This is a great example of how middle voice verbs often develop entirely different meanings from their active counterparts.
How is the word sjúkratjaldinu constructed?
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