Breakdown of Hún er aldrei með sólgleraugun hér.
vera
to be
hér
here
hún
she
aldrei
never
með
with
sólgleraugun
the sunglasses
Questions & Answers about Hún er aldrei með sólgleraugun hér.
Why does er ... með translate to "wears"? I thought með meant "with".
You are right that með usually means "with". However, in Icelandic, the phrase vera með (to be with) is specifically used to express that you are wearing accessories like glasses, scarves, or hats, or that you are physically carrying an object right now. So hún er ... með translates naturally to "she wears" or "she has on".
Does the word með affect the grammatical case of sólgleraugun?
Yes. When you use vera með to talk about holding, carrying, or wearing something, the item being worn must be in the accusative case. Sólgleraugun is in the accusative case here, although for neuter words like this one, the accusative form happens to look exactly the same as the nominative (dictionary) form.
How do you say "the" in sólgleraugun?
Icelandic attaches "the" to the end of the noun rather than using a separate word. The base word is sólgleraugu (sunglasses). Just like in English, glasses are always plural. Because it is a neuter plural word, the attached definite article ("the") is just -n at the very end, making it sólgleraugun.
Why does aldrei (never) go between er and með instead of before the verb?
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