Questions & Answers about Eru tveir strákar úti?
Why is the number two written as tveir here instead of another form?
Why does the sentence start with the verb Eru?
To ask a yes/no question in Icelandic, you simply swap the verb and the subject. The statement for Two boys are outside would be Tveir strákar eru úti. To make it a question, just put the verb eru (are) at the very beginning!
I have also seen the word út for outside. Why is it úti in this sentence?
Icelandic has different words for outside depending on whether there is movement or not. You use úti when someone is just located outside and staying there, like the boys in this sentence. You would use út if someone is actively moving or going outside.
How does the word strákar change from the singular word for boy?
The singular word for boy is strákur. For many masculine nouns that end in -ur, the plural is formed by dropping the -ur and adding -ar, making it strákar.