Breakdown of Vorið byrjar í mars eða apríl.
í
in / into / to (before the hour, in telling time) / per (in frequency expressions)
byrja
to start
eða
or
vorið
the spring
Questions & Answers about Vorið byrjar í mars eða apríl.
Why are mars and apríl not capitalized?
Unlike in English, months of the year are written with lowercase letters in Icelandic. The same rule applies to days of the week and seasons. They only get a capital letter if they happen to be the first word of a sentence.
Why does the sentence use vorið (the spring) instead of just vor (spring)?
When talking about seasons in a general sense, Icelandic adds the definite article. So vor (spring) becomes vorið (the spring). English usually drops the word 'the' when talking about seasons generally, but Icelandic keeps it.
Is í always the preposition we use for months?
Yes! Just like in English, when you want to say something happens inside a certain month, you use the preposition í followed by the month name.
What is the dictionary form of the verb byrjar?
The dictionary form (infinitive) is byrja (to begin). It belongs to a very common group of verbs that end in -a in their base form and change to -ar for he, she, or it in the present tense.