Breakdown of Skólinn er lokaður út af hálkunni.
vera
to be
skólinn
the school
lokaður
closed
út af
because of (+ dative)
hálkan
the ice
Questions & Answers about Skólinn er lokaður út af hálkunni.
What case does út af take in this sentence?
The phrase út af means "because of" and it always forces the noun that follows it into the dative case.
How do we get the form hálkunni?
The base word is hálka, a feminine noun meaning slippery ice. The preposition út af changes it to the dative form hálku. To say "the ice", we add the feminine dative definite article -nni, giving us hálkunni.
Why does the word for closed, lokaður, end in -ur?
Lokaður describes skólinn (the school). Because skóli is a masculine noun in the subject (nominative) position, the adjective must take the masculine nominative ending -ur.
Can I use hálka for any kind of ice?
No, hálka specifically means slippery conditions, like icy roads or pavements. If you want ice for your drink or ice to skate on, you use the word ís.
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