Word
Eru hlutirnir ykkar sameiginlegir?
Meaning
Are your things shared?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Eru hlutirnir ykkar sameiginlegir?
vera
to be
hluturinn
the thing (m)
ykkar
your (pl.)
sameiginlegur
shared
Questions & Answers about Eru hlutirnir ykkar sameiginlegir?
Why does ykkar come after the noun, and why does the noun have a "the" ending?
In Icelandic, possessive words like ykkar (your, plural) usually go after the noun. When they do, the noun takes the definite article (the "the" ending). So, "your things" is literally built as "the things of you" (hlutirnir ykkar).
Does ykkar change its ending to match hlutirnir?
No. ykkar is the genitive (possessive) form of þið (you, plural). Unlike possessive adjectives such as minn (my) or þinn (your, singular) which change to match the noun's gender and number, ykkar and okkar (our) stay exactly the same no matter what noun they own.
Why does the adjective sameiginlegir end in -ir?
Adjectives in Icelandic must match the noun they describe. Because hlutirnir (the things) is a masculine, plural noun, the adjective sameiginlegur (shared/common) takes the masculine plural ending -ir to become sameiginlegir.
How can I recognize that hlutirnir is a plural word?