Questions & Answers about Fimm strákar sofa inni.
Does fimm change depending on the gender of the boys?
No, fimm (five) stays exactly the same. In Icelandic, only the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 change to match masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns. From 5 onwards, they don't change for gender.
Why does the word for boy change to strákar here?
The singular word for "boy" is strákur. Because there are five of them, we need the plural form. The common -ur ending changes to -ar to make it strákar (boys).
Is sofa the plural form of the verb for sleep?
Yes! For "he sleeps" you would say hann sefur, but because we are talking about multiple boys (they), we use the plural form sofa. For this verb, the "they" form looks exactly like the dictionary form.
What is the difference between inni and inn?
We use inni here because the boys are already located "inside" sleeping. If they were moving or walking from the outside to the inside, you would use the movement word inn.