Breakdown of Strákurinn er ungur en hann vegur þrjátíu og fjögur kíló.
vera
to be
og
and
hann
he
en
but
strákurinn
the boy
ungur
young
fjórir
four
þrjátíu
thirty
vega
to weigh
kílóið
the kilo
Questions & Answers about Strákurinn er ungur en hann vegur þrjátíu og fjögur kíló.
How does this compound number compare to the rules for tuttugu (twenty)?
It follows the exact same pattern! Just like 24 is tuttugu og fjögur, 34 is formed by taking the word for 30 (þrjátíu), adding og (and), and then the number 4. Remember that while the tens words like 20 and 30 never change their endings, the numbers 1 through 4 at the end of the compound must still match the gender of the noun. Here, fjögur matches the neuter noun kíló.
Why does the adjective ungur end in -ur here?
Adjectives always need to match the noun they describe in gender and number. Since strákurinn (the boy) is masculine and singular, the adjective takes the standard masculine singular ending -ur. If we were talking about a girl, it would just be ung.
Does the word kíló stay the same in the plural?
Yes! Kíló is a neuter noun borrowed from another language. In Icelandic, neuter nouns that end in an accented vowel often do not change at all in the nominative or accusative plural. So whether it is one kilo or 34 kilos, the word looks exactly the same.
Is vegur related to the noun for road?
They look identical but are completely different words! Here, vegur is the present tense verb form of vega (to weigh) for he, she, or it. The masculine noun vegur (road or way) is just a coincidence in spelling.
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