Word
Ég flokka plastið, málminn og glerið saman.
Meaning
I sort the plastic, the metal and the glass together.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Ég flokka plastið, málminn og glerið saman.
og
and
ég
I
saman
together / on end (after a dative plural time noun)
flokka
to sort
Questions & Answers about Ég flokka plastið, málminn og glerið saman.
Why is it málminn instead of málmið like the other materials?
The words for plastic (plast) and glass (gler) are neuter words, so they take the neuter definite ending -ið. However, the word for metal (málmur) is masculine. When it becomes the direct object (accusative case), málmur drops the -ur to become málm, and adding the masculine 'the' ending makes it málminn.
What case are the materials in this sentence?
They are all in the accusative case because they are the direct objects being acted upon by the verb flokka (to sort). For the neuter words plastið and glerið, the accusative form looks exactly the same as the nominative (subject) form, but the masculine málminn has noticeably changed from its nominative form málmurinn.
How is the verb flokka used here?
Flokka means to sort, group, or categorize. In everyday Icelandic, it is the standard verb used specifically for sorting trash and recycling, which is exactly what the speaker is describing in this sentence.
Why is saman used at the end of the sentence?
The adverb saman means 'together'. In this context, it shows that the speaker is mixing the plastic, metal, and glass into the same group or bin, rather than sorting them out into separate containers.