Breakdown of Pokinn kostar fjörutíu og fimm krónur.
og
and
fimm
five
pokinn
the bag (sack, plastic, or paper)
kosta
to cost
krónan
the króna (Icelandic currency)
fjörutíu
forty
Questions & Answers about Pokinn kostar fjörutíu og fimm krónur.
How is the number fjörutíu formed, and does it change endings like the numbers 1 to 4 do?
The tens are generally formed by adding tíu (ten) to the base number. Fjörutíu is a slight spelling exception that comes from an older form of four plus ten. Unlike the numbers 1 through 4, the tens from 30 to 100 do not change their form to match the gender or case of the noun they describe. They stay exactly the same.
Why is there an og between fjörutíu and fimm?
In Icelandic, you must use og (and) between the tens and the ones. So 45 is literally spoken as forty and five (fjörutíu og fimm). You cannot skip the og like we do in English.
Why is it pokinn instead of just poki?
The base dictionary word for a bag is poki. In Icelandic, the definite article (the word for 'the') is attached to the end of the noun. Adding the masculine singular ending -nn gives us pokinn (the bag), which acts as the subject of our sentence.
What grammatical case is krónur in, and why?
It is in the accusative case because the verb kosta (to cost) forces the price to be in the accusative. The singular word for the currency is króna, and its accusative plural form is krónur.
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