Breakdown of Leigusalinn vildi undirrita leigusamninginn þann fjórða febrúar.
vilja
to want (to will, be willing)
fjórði
fourth
febrúar
February
sá
that (sá, sú, það; þann)
undirrita
to sign
leigusamningurinn
the lease agreement
leigusalinn
the landlord
Questions & Answers about Leigusalinn vildi undirrita leigusamninginn þann fjórða febrúar.
Why do we use þann before the date in this sentence?
In Icelandic, when you want to express that an event happens "on the [Xth]" of a month, you use þann right before the ordinal number. It is the masculine accusative form of the word for "that," and in this context, it functions just like the English phrase "on the."
Why is the word for "fourth" spelled as fjórða here instead of its base form?
Because the determiner þann forces the ordinal number into the accusative case. All months in Icelandic (like febrúar) are masculine nouns, so we must use the weak masculine accusative form of the ordinal number, which is fjórða.
Why does the word for "the lease agreement" end in -inn (leigusamninginn)?
The base word is the masculine noun leigusamningur. Since it is the direct object of the sentence (it is the thing being signed), it changes to the accusative case. Adding the definite article ("the") to the accusative form gives us the ending -inn.
Why is the verb undirrita in the infinitive form?
It follows vildi, which is the past tense of the verb vilja (to want). Just like in English, when you use a verb like "wanted to," the main action verb that follows it stays in its dictionary (infinitive) form. As a bonus, undirrita literally translates to "under-write"!
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