Word
Ég pantaði líka kvöldmatinn.
Meaning
I also ordered dinner.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Ég pantaði líka kvöldmatinn.
Why does the verb panta change to pantaði here?
Panta (to order) is a Group 1 weak verb. In the simple past tense, these verbs add the ending -aði for the pronouns "I", "he", "she", and "it". So, ég panta (I order) becomes ég pantaði (I ordered).
Why does líka (also) come after the verb, instead of before it like in English?
Why does the word for dinner end in -inn in this sentence?
The base word is kvöldmatur (dinner). Because dinner is the direct object receiving the action, it changes to the accusative case, dropping the -ur to become kvöldmat. Then, the definite article suffix -inn (the) is attached to the end, creating kvöldmatinn (the dinner).
How do I pronounce the ð in the ending of pantaði?
The letter ð (eth) makes a soft "th" sound, exactly like the "th" in the English word "breathe" or "the". So, the ending -aði sounds roughly like "ah-thee".