Questions & Answers about Já, kötturinn er úti.
Since we are learning about Yes/No questions, how would you ask if the cat is outside?
You would swap the subject and the verb: Er kötturinn úti? (Is the cat outside?). In this sentence, we are answering that question, so it uses the standard statement word order with the subject (kötturinn) coming before the verb (er).
Why is the word for 'the cat' written as a single word, kötturinn?
Icelandic attaches the word for 'the' (the definite article) to the end of the noun instead of putting it as a separate word in front. Köttur means 'a cat', and adding the -inn ending makes it kötturinn ('the cat').
Does úti mean 'outside' in all situations?
Úti is used specifically when something is currently located outside, as the cat is in this sentence. If you wanted to say the cat is going outside (describing motion rather than location), you would use a different word: út.
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