Breakdown of Kostar eplið fimmtíu og sex krónur?
og
and
sex
six
eplið
the apple
kosta
to cost
krónan
the króna (Icelandic currency)
fimmtíu
fifty
Questions & Answers about Kostar eplið fimmtíu og sex krónur?
How are compound numbers like fimmtíu og sex formed in Icelandic?
To make numbers like 56, you simply take the tens word, fimmtíu (fifty), add og (and), and then the ones word, sex (six).
Does fimmtíu change its form depending on what you are counting?
No. Unlike the numbers 1 through 4, all the tens numbers from 30 to 100 (like þrjátíu, fjörutíu, fimmtíu) are indeclinable. This means they stay exactly the same no matter the gender or case of the noun they describe.
Why is krónur used here instead of króna?
Krónur is the plural form of the feminine noun króna. Since the apple costs 56 of them, we have to use the plural. The verb kosta (to cost) also makes the price take the accusative case, which for this plural noun happens to be exactly the same as the nominative form: krónur.
Why does the sentence start with the verb Kostar?
In Icelandic, you turn a statement into a yes/no question by moving the verb to the very front of the sentence. While an English speaker says "Does the apple cost...", an Icelandic speaker literally says "Costs the apple...".
What is the -ð at the end of eplið?
It is the attached definite article, meaning "the". The base word is the neuter noun epli (apple). Adding -ð to the end gives us eplið (the apple).
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