Breakdown of Orðrómurinn er ekki staðreyndin.
vera
to be
ekki
not
staðreyndin
the fact
orðrómurinn
the rumor
Questions & Answers about Orðrómurinn er ekki staðreyndin.
Why do both nouns end in '-in(n)', but one has a double 'n' and the other a single 'n'?
This shows their grammatical gender! Orðrómur is a masculine noun, so its definite article (meaning 'the') is -inn. Staðreynd is a feminine noun, so its definite article is just -in.
Why is staðreyndin in the nominative case if it comes after the verb?
The verb vera (to be) acts like an equals sign linking two things. Instead of taking an object in the accusative case like most action verbs, it takes a 'predicate' in the nominative case. Because of this, both orðrómurinn and staðreyndin stay in their base nominative form.
How are the words orðrómur and staðreynd built?
Icelandic loves compound words, which makes vocabulary easier to guess! Orðrómur (rumor) comes from orð (word) and rómur (voice or tone). Staðreynd (fact) combines staður (place or situation) and reynd (reality or experience).
How would I use this sentence with hvort (whether) to fit the current lesson?
While this sentence is just a simple statement, you can easily turn it into an indirect question. For example: Ég veit ekki hvort orðrómurinn er staðreyndin (I do not know whether the rumor is the fact). Notice that the word order of our original sentence stays exactly the same after hvort.
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