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<div class="pg_page_title"> Articles in Icelandic</div> | |||
Icelandic does not have an indefinite article (a/an in English), and the definite article (the) is usually added onto the end of the word. | Icelandic does not have an indefinite article (a/an in English), and the definite article (the) is usually added onto the end of the word. | ||
The examples below show three nouns, one for each respective gender, declined in the nominative: | The examples below show three nouns, one for each respective gender, declined in the nominative: | ||
masculine: drengur - "(a) boy" becomes drengurinn - "the boy" | *masculine: drengur - "(a) boy" becomes drengurinn - "the boy" | ||
feminine: stúlka - "(a) girl" becomes stúlkan - "the girl" | *feminine: stúlka - "(a) girl" becomes stúlkan - "the girl" | ||
neuter: barn - "(a) child" becomes barnið - "the child" | *neuter: barn - "(a) child" becomes barnið - "the child" | ||
The independent or free-standing definite article (not attached to the noun as a suffix) exists in Icelandic in the form hinn. It is mostly used in poetry and irregularly elsewhere (there are hardly any rules for the latter case; it is mainly a matter of taste). | The independent or free-standing definite article (not attached to the noun as a suffix) exists in Icelandic in the form hinn. It is mostly used in poetry and irregularly elsewhere (there are hardly any rules for the latter case; it is mainly a matter of taste). | ||
<span link>After mastering this lesson, these related pages might interest you:</span> [[Language/Icelandic/Grammar/Negation|Negation]], [[Language/Icelandic/Grammar/How-to-Use-Be|How to Use Be]] & [[Language/Icelandic/Grammar/Verbs|Verbs]]. | |||
==Sources== | |||
Book: Learn to Speak Icelandic: without even trying, Stephen Hernandez'' | |||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/Icelandic/Grammar/Possession|Possession]] | |||
* [[Language/Icelandic/Grammar/Adjectives|Adjectives]] | |||
* [[Language/Icelandic/Grammar/Definite-Article|Definite Article]] | |||
* [[Language/Icelandic/Grammar/Gender|Gender]] | |||
* [[Language/Icelandic/Grammar/Conditional-Mood|Conditional Mood]] | |||
* [[Language/Icelandic/Grammar/Icelandic-Articles|Icelandic Articles]] | |||
* [[Language/Icelandic/Grammar/Verbs|Verbs]] | |||
* [[Language/Icelandic/Grammar/Nouns|Nouns]] | |||
* [[Language/Icelandic/Grammar/Pronouns|Pronouns]] | |||
* [[Language/Icelandic/Grammar/Plurals|Plurals]] | |||
* [[Language/Icelandic/Grammar/Questions|Questions]] | |||
* [[Language/Icelandic/Grammar/Prepositions|Prepositions]] | |||
* [[Language/Icelandic/Grammar/Negation|Negation]] | |||
* [[Language/Icelandic/Grammar/Adverbs|Adverbs]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:16, 27 March 2023
Articles in Icelandic
Icelandic does not have an indefinite article (a/an in English), and the definite article (the) is usually added onto the end of the word.
The examples below show three nouns, one for each respective gender, declined in the nominative:
- masculine: drengur - "(a) boy" becomes drengurinn - "the boy"
- feminine: stúlka - "(a) girl" becomes stúlkan - "the girl"
- neuter: barn - "(a) child" becomes barnið - "the child"
The independent or free-standing definite article (not attached to the noun as a suffix) exists in Icelandic in the form hinn. It is mostly used in poetry and irregularly elsewhere (there are hardly any rules for the latter case; it is mainly a matter of taste).
After mastering this lesson, these related pages might interest you: Negation, How to Use Be & Verbs.
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Learn to Speak Icelandic: without even trying, Stephen Hernandez
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Possession
- Adjectives
- Definite Article
- Gender
- Conditional Mood
- Icelandic Articles
- Verbs
- Nouns
- Pronouns
- Plurals
- Questions
- Prepositions
- Negation
- Adverbs