Breakdown of Konan sem vinnur hér er sjötíu ára og mjög reynd.
vera
to be
hér
here
og
and
konan
the woman
mjög
very
vinna
to work (general labor, to do work)
sjötíu
seventy
sem
who / which / that
ára
years old
reyndur
experienced
Questions & Answers about Konan sem vinnur hér er sjötíu ára og mjög reynd.
Why do we say ára instead of just ár for "years"?
Why is the word for "experienced" written as reynd instead of its dictionary form reyndur?
Adjectives in Icelandic must change their endings to match the gender of the noun they describe. Because konan (the woman) is a feminine noun, the adjective drops the masculine -ur ending to become the feminine form reynd.
The word sem translates to "who" here. Can it also mean "that" or "which"?
Yes! The word sem is an incredibly useful, all-purpose connecting word. It never changes its form and can mean "who", "which", or "that" depending on the context of the sentence.
Where is the word for "the" in konan?
In Icelandic, the word for "the" is usually attached to the end of the noun as a suffix, rather than being a separate word. The base word is kona (a woman), and adding the suffix -n makes it konan (the woman).
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