Breakdown of Hann þarf að muna heimilisfang Sigrúnar.
hann
he
að
to (infinitive marker)
þurfa
to need
muna
to remember
heimilisfangið
the address
Sigrún
Sigrún
Questions & Answers about Hann þarf að muna heimilisfang Sigrúnar.
Why does the name Sigrún get an -ar ending instead of an -s?
Why does Sigrúnar come after heimilisfang?
In Icelandic, the possessor (the person who owns something) usually comes after the thing being possessed. Instead of saying "Sigrún's address", you structure it more like "address Sigrún's": heimilisfang Sigrúnar.
Does the verb muna (to remember) affect the case of these words?
Yes! The verb muna forces the thing being remembered into the accusative case. Here, the direct object is heimilisfang (address). Since it is a neuter noun, its accusative form looks exactly like its dictionary form. Sigrúnar is unaffected by the verb because its case is strictly showing possession of the address.
Why do we need the word að in the middle of the sentence?
Just like in English where you say "needs to remember", the Icelandic verb þurfa (to need) requires the infinitive marker að (to) before the verb that follows it.
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