Questions & Answers about Vakna dýrin alltaf snemma?
Why is "the animals" written as dýrin?
Dýr is a neuter noun. In the nominative plural, neuter nouns do not change their ending, so "animals" is also just dýr. To make it definite meaning "the animals", we add the neuter plural definite suffix -in, giving us dýrin.
Why does the sentence start with the verb vakna?
In Icelandic, you form a yes/no question by putting the verb first, followed immediately by the subject. While English adds helping verbs like "Do" in "Do the animals wake up?", Icelandic simply swaps the order to say "Wake the animals always early?".
Why is the verb vakna instead of vaknar?
Because the subject, dýrin (the animals), is plural. Vaknar is the singular form used for he, she, or it. For third-person plural subjects like "the animals", the verb form is vakna.
Is there a specific reason alltaf comes after the subject?
Yes. In questions where the verb moves to the front, adverbs of time or frequency like alltaf (always) normally go right after the subject.
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