Breakdown of Finnst þér skólinn leiðinlegur?
skólinn
the school
finnast
to find, to think
þér
you (dative singular)
leiðinlegur
boring
Questions & Answers about Finnst þér skólinn leiðinlegur?
Why is it þér instead of þú?
The verb finnast (to find/think) is a special verb that takes a 'quirky subject'. This means the person having the opinion must be in the dative case. Þér is the dative form of þú (you).
Why does the sentence start with Finnst?
In Icelandic, to make a yes/no question, you simply put the verb first. Even though þér is in the dative case, it acts as the subject here. So the statement Þér finnst... (You think...) becomes the question Finnst þér...? (Do you think...?).
If þér acts as the subject, what case is skólinn in?
It is in the nominative case! That is the trick with quirky subjects: the person thinking or feeling goes into the dative case (þér), but the thing they are having an opinion about stays in the nominative case (skólinn).
Where is the word for 'the' in skólinn?
In Icelandic, 'the' is attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word. The base word is skóli (school), and adding the suffix -nn makes it skólinn (the school).
Why does the adjective leiðinlegur end in ?