Questions & Answers about Er bílastæðið stórt?
Why is the adjective stórt instead of just stór?
In Icelandic, adjectives change to match the gender of the noun they describe. Bílastæðið (the parking lot) is a neuter noun, so the base adjective stór (big) takes the neuter singular ending -t, becoming stórt.
How is the word bílastæðið built?
Where is the word for 'the' in this sentence?
Instead of a separate word like in English, Icelandic attaches 'the' to the end of the noun. The base noun is bílastæði, and adding -ð makes it bílastæðið (the parking lot).
Why does the sentence start with Er?
Just like in English, you can turn a statement into a yes/no question by moving the verb to the front. The statement Bílastæðið er stórt (The parking lot is big) becomes Er bílastæðið stórt? (Is the parking lot big?).
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