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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Sumar
🇬🇧 English: Summer
🏷️ Noun

E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Sumarið var heitt og sólskin var mikið.
🇬🇧 English: The summer was hot and there was a lot of sunshine.

G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'sumar' is a neuter noun. In Icelandic, nouns can take definite or indefinite forms. The indefinite form is 'sumar' (a summer), while the definite form is 'sumarið' (the summer). The definite form is often used when referring to a specific instance of the noun, as in the example sentence. Additionally, adjectives modifying 'sumar' must agree in gender, number, and case. Here, 'heitt' (hot) is in the neuter singular nominative form to match 'sumarið'.

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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Brauð
🇬🇧 English: Bread
🏷️ Noun (neuter)

E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég keypti sérstakt brauð í bakaríinu í gær.
🇬🇧 English: I bought a special bread at the bakery yesterday.

G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'brauð' is a neuter noun. In Icelandic, nouns have definite and indefinite forms. The indefinite form is 'brauð' (bread), while the definite form is 'brauðið' (the bread). The definite article is added as a suffix to the noun. For example, 'brauð' (bread) becomes 'brauðið' (the bread) in the definite form. Additionally, when using 'brauð' with adjectives, the adjective must agree in gender, number, and case. For instance, 'sérstakt brauð' (special bread) uses the neuter singular indefinite form of the adjective 'sérstakur'.

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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Dagur
🇬🇧 English: Day
🏷️ Noun (masculine)

E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Í dag er fallegur dagur.
🇬🇧 English: Today is a beautiful day.

G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'dagur' (day) is a masculine noun in Icelandic. It follows the strong masculine noun declension pattern. In the indefinite form, it is 'dagur' (a day), while in the definite form, it becomes 'dagurinn' (the day). The indefinite form is used when referring to a day in general or introducing a new concept, while the definite form is used when referring to a specific day that has been previously mentioned or is known to the listener. The word 'dagur' can also be used in various compound words, such as 'sunnudagur' (Sunday) or 'mánudagur' (Monday).

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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Áfengi
🇬🇧 English: Alcohol
🏷️ Noun (neuter)

E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég drekk ekki mikið áfengi.
🇬🇧 English: I don’t drink alot of alcohol.

G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'áfengi' is a neuter noun that is typically used in the singular form. It is indeclinable in modern Icelandic, meaning it does not change form based on case, number, or gender. However, in older texts or certain dialects, it might appear in plural forms like 'áfengin'. The definite form is 'áfengið' (the alcohol), and the indefinite form is simply 'áfengi' (alcohol in general).

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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Vatn
🇬🇧 English: Water
🏷️ Noun

E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég drekk vatn úr glasinu.
🇬🇧 English: I drink water from the glass.

G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'vatn' is a neuter gender noun. In Icelandic, nouns change form based on definiteness. The indefinite form is 'vatn' (water), while the definite form is 'vatnið' (the water). The definite article is attached as a suffix to the noun. For example, 'vatn' (water) becomes 'vatnið' (the water). The noun also declines according to case: 'vatn' (nominative/accusative), 'vatns' (genitive).

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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Sólskin
🇬🇧 English: Sunshine
🏷️ Noun

E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Í dag er sólskin.
🇬🇧 English: Today there is sunshine.

G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'sólskin' is a neuter noun and is typically used in the singular form. It can be used with or without the definite article 'ið' (the), depending on the context. When used without the definite article, it refers to sunshine in general. When used with the definite article 'sólskinið', it refers to a specific instance of sunshine.

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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Appelsína
🇬🇧 English: Orange
🏷️ Noun (feminine)

E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég keypti appelsínu í búðinni í dag.
🇬🇧 English: I bought an orange at the store today.

G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'appelsína' is a feminine noun in Icelandic. It follows the pattern of weak feminine nouns (ending in -a in the nominative singular). The indefinite form is 'appelsína' (an orange), while the definite form is 'appelsínan' (the orange). In the example sentence, the indefinite form is used because it refers to an unspecified orange.

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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Fjörður
🇬🇧 English: Fjord
🏷️ Noun (masculine)

E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Við fórum í fjörðinn að skoða fuglana.
🇬🇧 English: We went into the fjord to watch the birds.

G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'fjörður' is a masculine noun. In Icelandic, nouns decline based on number (singular/plural) and case (nominative, accusative, dative, genitive). The definite form of 'fjörður' is 'fjörðurinn' (nominative singular definite), 'fjörðinn' (accusative singular definite), 'firðinum' (dative singular definite), and 'fjarðarins' (genitive singular definite). The indefinite form is 'fjörður' (nominative singular indefinite), 'fjörð' (accusative singular indefinite), 'firði' (dative singular indefinite), and 'fjarðar' (genitive singular indefinite).

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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Bátur
🇬🇧 English: Boat
🏷️ Noun

E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég keypti nýjan bát í gær.
🇬🇧 English: I bought a new boat yesterday.

G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'bátur' is a masculine noun. In Icelandic, nouns decline based on number (singular/plural) and definiteness (indefinite/definite). The indefinite singular form is 'bátur', while the definite singular form is 'báturinn'. The indefinite plural form is 'bátar', and the definite plural form is 'bátarnir'.

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🇮🇸 Icelandic: Fiskur
🇬🇧 English: Fish
🏷️ Noun (masculine)

E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E
🇮🇸 Icelandic: Ég keypti ferskann fisk í búðinni í gær.
🇬🇧 English: I bought fresh fish at the store yesterday.

G R A M M A R
📝 The word 'fiskur' (fish) is a masculine noun in Icelandic. In the indefinite form, it is 'fiskur' (a fish), and in the definite form, it is 'fiskurinn' (the fish). The indefinite form is used when referring to fish in general or an unspecified fish, while the definite form is used when referring to a specific fish. In the example sentence, 'fiskur' is in the indefinite form because it is not referring to a specific fish.

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