Word
Strákurinn og maðurinn eru mjög glaðir.
Meaning
The boy and the man are very glad.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Strákurinn og maðurinn eru mjög glaðir.
Why is the verb eru used here when strákurinn and maðurinn are singular nouns?
Even though "the boy" and "the man" are singular individually, together they form a plural subject. Therefore, we use eru, which is the plural form of the verb vera (to be) for "they are".
If I wanted to replace Strákurinn og maðurinn with a pronoun, which one would I use?
You would use þeir (they). In Icelandic, there are different words for "they" depending on gender. Because both strákurinn (the boy) and maðurinn (the man) are masculine nouns, you use the masculine plural pronoun þeir.
Why does the adjective glaðir end in -ir instead of just being glaður?
Adjectives in Icelandic must match the nouns they describe. Because the subject (the boy and the man) is masculine and plural, the adjective must also be masculine and plural. Glaðir is the masculine plural form of the basic adjective glaður (glad/happy).
I see -inn at the end of both strákurinn and maðurinn. Is this a coincidence?