Breakdown of Hann færir peðið einn reit.
hann
he
einn
one
færa
to move (shift, move an object)
peðið
the pawn
reiturinn
the square (on a grid or board)
Questions & Answers about Hann færir peðið einn reit.
Why are both "peðið" and "einn reit" in the accusative case here?
The verb færa (to move something) requires its object to be in the accusative case, so we use peðið (the pawn). The phrase einn reit (one square) is also accusative because Icelandic uses this case to express the distance or extent of a movement.
What is the infinitive form of "færir"?
The infinitive is færa. It means "to move [something]". Be careful not to confuse it with fara (to go). You use færa when you are actively moving an object, like a chess piece.
"Peðið" means "the pawn". What gender is this noun?
It is a neuter noun, peð. Because it is neuter and ends in a consonant, the definite article "the" takes the form -ið, making it peðið.
How would I add "then" to this sentence to describe a sequence of chess moves?
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