Word
Hér er einn tómatur.
Meaning
Here is one tomato.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Hér er einn tómatur.
Why do we use einn here instead of ein or eitt?
How can I tell that tómatur is a masculine word so I know to use einn?
Does einn mean "a" as well as "one"?
Icelandic actually doesn't have a word for "a" or "an" (an indefinite article). If you just want to say "Here is a tomato", you drop the number and simply say Hér er tómatur. You only add einn when you want to specifically emphasize that there is exactly ONE tomato.
Is the word order exactly the same as in English here?
Yes, in this specific sentence, the word order is identical to English. Hér means "Here", er is "is", einn is "one", and tómatur is "tomato".