Questions & Answers about Er þetta stórt borð?
Why is it stórt instead of just stór?
Because adjectives in Icelandic must match the gender of the noun they describe. The word for table, borð, is a neuter noun. To make the adjective stór (big) match a neuter noun in the nominative case, we add a -t to the end, making it stórt.
Why does the sentence start with the verb er?
To make a yes/no question in Icelandic, you simply swap the verb and the subject. While a statement would be Þetta er stórt borð (This is a big table), you flip the first two words to ask Er þetta stórt borð? (Is this a big table?).
Why is there no word for "a" before stórt borð?
Icelandic does not use indefinite articles like the English words "a" or "an". The noun borð by itself simply translates to "a table" or "table" depending on the context.