Breakdown of Skoðið tuttugu tegundir svína og kinda!
og
and
skoða
to look at
tegundin
the type (f)
tuttugu
twenty
kindin
the sheep
svínið
the pig
Questions & Answers about Skoðið tuttugu tegundir svína og kinda!
Why do svína and kinda both end in "-a"?
Why is there no word for "of" in this sentence?
In Icelandic, the genitive case often replaces the need for the English word "of". By using the genitive plural endings to make svína and kinda, the nouns automatically carry the meaning of "of pigs" and "of sheep" without needing an extra preposition.
Why does the verb skoðið end in "-ið"?
This is the plural command form (imperative) of the verb skoða (to look at). The speaker is telling two or more people to look at the animals. If the command was directed at just one person, it would be skoðaðu.
Are the "twenty types" (tuttugu tegundir) in the accusative case here?
Yes! The phrase tuttugu tegundir is the direct object of the verb skoðið, so it takes the accusative case. The number tuttugu never changes its form for cases, and tegundir is the regular accusative plural of the feminine noun tegund.
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