Breakdown of Bíómyndin var leiðinleg í gær.
vera
to be
bíómyndin
the movie
leiðinlegur
boring
í gær
yesterday
Questions & Answers about Bíómyndin var leiðinleg í gær.
Why do we use var in this sentence?
Var is the simple past tense of the verb vera (to be) for third-person singular subjects (he, she, or it). Because bíómyndin (the movie) acts as an "it", we use var.
Why does the adjective leiðinleg not end in a "t" here?
Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. The word bíómynd is a feminine noun, so the adjective takes the feminine form leiðinleg. If you were describing a neuter word, you would use the neuter form leiðinlegt.
How does the word bíómyndin break down?
It is made up of bíómynd (movie) plus the ending -in, which is the feminine attached article meaning "the". Icelandic attaches "the" to the end of the word rather than putting it in front as a separate word.
Why does "yesterday" translate to two words (í gær)?
Icelandic often uses short phrases with prepositions for time expressions. Í gær translates literally to "in yesterday". It is a fixed phrase, so it is best to just memorize it as a single chunk.
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