Breakdown of Draslarinn keypti ósmekklegan sófa hvort eð er.
kaupa
to buy
sófinn
the sofa
hvort eð er
anyway
ósmekklegur
tasteless (tacky, in poor taste)
draslarinn
the slob
Questions & Answers about Draslarinn keypti ósmekklegan sófa hvort eð er.
How does the phrase hvort eð er function in this sentence, and where should it be placed?
The phrase hvort eð er translates to "anyway" or "in any case". It is an invariable discourse phrase, meaning its words never change form or conjugate depending on the sentence. Just like in English, it naturally falls at the very end of the clause to show that the action happened regardless of other circumstances.
What is the root of the noun draslarinn?
The root is drasl, a neuter noun meaning "junk", "trash", or "mess". By adding the agent suffix -ari, it becomes draslari (a slob or someone who is very messy). Here it is in the nominative case with the definite masculine article attached (-inn), meaning "the slob".
Why does the adjective ósmekklegan take the -an ending?
It describes the sofa, which is the direct object of the verb keypti (bought). It must match the noun in gender (masculine), number (singular), and case (accusative). The -an ending is the standard strong masculine accusative ending for adjectives.
Since sófa ends in an "a" here, is it a feminine noun?
No, it is actually a weak masculine noun. The dictionary form is sófi. Weak masculine nouns end in -i in the nominative case but change their ending to -a for the accusative, dative, and genitive cases. Since it is the direct object here, it takes the accusative -a ending.
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