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How to say a, an, and the in Icelandic
There is no indefinite article in Icelandic, meaning that the word barn (child) means both child and a child . There is no translation for a or an in Icelandic.
In the following table, the nouns bíll – car, nemandi – pupil, rós – rose, kirkja – church, and barn – child are given in all of their cases in the indefinite form:
With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Negation, Possession & Conditional Mood.
Singular[edit | edit source]
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -ur, -I -n | -i | no ending | -a | ||
| nominative | bill | nemandi | rós | kirkja | barn |
| accusative | bil | nemanda | rós | kirkju | barn |
| dative | bil | nemanda | rós | kirkju | barni |
| genitive | bils | nemanda | rósar | kirkju | barns |
Plural[edit | edit source]
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -ur, -I, -n | -i | no ending | -a | ||
| nominative | bilar | nemendur | rósir | kirkjur | börn |
| accusative | bila | nemendur | rósir | kirkjur | börn |
| dative | bilum | nemendum | rósum | kirkjum | börnu-m |
| genitive | bila | nemenda | rósa | kirkja | barna |
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Learn to Speak Icelandic: without even trying, Stephen Hernandez
Videos[edit | edit source]
Icelandic Grammar: Masculine Nouns - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Icelandic Grammar: Neuter Noun Declensions - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Possessive adjectives – Fundamentals of Icelandic grammar ...[edit | edit source]
Clock/Time in Icelandic - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Adjectives
- Conditional Mood
- Definite Article
- Nouns
- Pronouns
- Verbs
- Prepostitions
- Adverbs
- Questions
- Plurals
- Gender
- Possession
- Articles
- Negation