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W O R D 🇮🇸 Icelandic: Fáviti 🇬🇧 English: Idiot 🏷️ Noun (masculine) E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E 🇮🇸 Icelandic: Hann er algjör fáviti. 🇬🇧 English: He is a complete idiot. G R A M M A R 📝 The noun 'fáviti' is masculine. In the nominative singular, it is 'fáviti', and in the definite form, it becomes 'fávitinn'. The accusative singular is 'fávita', and the definite form is 'fávitann'. The dative singular is 'fávita', with the definite form 'fávitanum'. The genitive singular is 'fávita', and the definite form is 'fávitans'. In the plural, the nominative is 'fávitar', and the definite form is 'fávitarnir'. The accusative plural is 'fávita', with the definite form 'fávitana'. The dative plural is 'fávitum', and the definite form is 'fávitunum'. The genitive plural is 'fávita', with the definite form 'fávitanna'. This noun follows a regular declension pattern for masculine nouns in Icelandic, with changes in endings to indicate case and number. Understanding these forms is crucial for proper sentence construction in Icelandic. #LearnIcelandic #Icelandic #LanguageLearning #Íslenska

W O R D 🇮🇸 Icelandic: Grunnskóli 🇬🇧 English: Primary school 🏷️ Noun (masculine) E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E 🇮🇸 Icelandic: Bornin mín ganga í góðan grunnskóla á Akureyri. 🇬🇧 English: My children go to a good primary school in Akureyri. G R A M M A R 📝 The word 'grunnskóli' is a masculine noun in Icelandic. In the indefinite form, it is 'grunnskóli' (a primary school), and in the definite form, it becomes 'grunnskólinn' (the primary school). The definite article is added as a suffix in Icelandic, unlike English where it is a separate word. For example, 'a good primary school' is 'góður grunnskóli' (indefinite), and 'the good primary school' is 'grunnskólinn góði' (definite). #LearnIcelandic #Icelandic #LanguageLearning #Íslenska