Questions & Answers about Bakarí Páls er mjög gott.
Why does the name Páll end in -s here (Páls)?
This is the genitive (possessive) case, which shows ownership. Just like in English where we add an 's' to make 'Páll's', many masculine nouns and names in Icelandic add an -s to show possession.
Why is the word order Bakarí Páls instead of Páls bakarí?
In Icelandic, the word for the owner usually comes after the thing being owned. So instead of saying 'Páll's bakery', the standard word order is literally 'bakery Páll's'.
Why isn't it bakaríið (the bakery) since we are talking about a specific place?
When a noun is owned by a specific person (shown by a name in the genitive case like Páls), the noun being owned usually doesn't take the 'the' ending in Icelandic. You just use the bare word bakarí.
Why is the adjective gott used instead of góður or góð?
Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Bakarí is a neuter noun, so the adjective for 'good' takes its neuter form, gott. If the noun were masculine, you would use góður.
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