Breakdown of Sumarið kemur alltaf eftir vorið.
alltaf
always
koma
to come
eftir
after / for (waiting for)
vorið
the spring
Questions & Answers about Sumarið kemur alltaf eftir vorið.
Why do we use the definite forms sumarið and vorið instead of just sumar and vor?
In Icelandic, when you talk about a season in a general, abstract sense, you almost always use the definite article (the 'the' form attached to the end of the word). So you say sumarið (the summer) and vorið (the spring), even though in English we usually drop the 'the' and just say 'Summer comes after spring'.
Are all the seasons neuter words like sumar and vor?
Most of them are! Sumar (summer), vor (spring), and haust (autumn) are all neuter words. But be careful with the word for winter: vetur is a masculine word.
What case is vorið in after the preposition eftir?
It is in the accusative case here. For neuter words like vor, the nominative (subject) and accusative (object) forms are exactly the same. If it were in the dative case, it would be vorinu. The preposition eftir frequently takes the accusative case when talking about a sequence of time or events.
Why does the word alltaf (always) come after the verb kemur?