Word
Það eru tuttugu og fimm gráður úti.
Meaning
It is twenty-five degrees outside.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Það eru tuttugu og fimm gráður úti.
vera
to be
og
and
það
it / there (existential) / the one (n)
úti
outside
Questions & Answers about Það eru tuttugu og fimm gráður úti.
How do we form a compound number like 25 in Icelandic?
You combine the tens and the ones using the word og (and). So, 25 is literally "twenty and five" (tuttugu og fimm). Notice that tuttugu acts as a base word and doesn't change its ending.
Why does the sentence use the plural eru instead of the singular er?
In English, we say "It is", but Icelandic uses the dummy pronoun það followed by a verb that matches the real subject. Since the real subject is gráður (degrees), which is plural, the verb must be the plural eru (are). Literally, this translates to "There are twenty-five degrees outside."
Do the numbers tuttugu or fimm change their endings to match the noun gráður?
No. In Icelandic, only the numbers 1 through 4 change to match the gender and case of the noun they describe. Numbers from 5 and up, including both tuttugu and fimm, always keep their original shape.
Why do we use úti for "outside" here instead of út?
úti is a stationary word used to describe being in a fixed location, such as weather conditions existing outside. You use út when talking about movement or direction, like walking or going outside.