Questions & Answers about Bílskúr Sigrúnar er opinn.
Why does the name change to Sigrúnar here?
This is the genitive case, which shows ownership (like adding "'s" in English). For many feminine nouns and names like Sigrún, the genitive ending is -ar.
Why is the order bílskúr Sigrúnar instead of Sigrúnar bílskúr?
In Icelandic, the owner usually comes after the thing they own. So instead of "Sigrún's garage", the sentence structure is literally "garage Sigrún's".
Is bílskúr (garage) a compound word?
Yes! It is made up of bíll (car) and skúr (shed). So a garage is literally a "car-shed".
Why does the word for "open" end in -inn (opinn)?
Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because bílskúr is a masculine noun, the adjective takes the masculine singular form opinn. If the noun were neuter, you would use opið.