Declining Nouns

Question 1

What are the four noun cases?

Answer 1

Nominative
Accusative
Dative
Genitive

Question 2

Give an example of use of a nominative noun

Answer 2

Það er hestur
Það er hesturinn

That is a horse
That is the horse

Question 3

Give an example of use of an accusative noun

Answer 3

‘um’ about
Verb talks about or takes action on the noun

um hest

Question 4

Give an example of use of a dative noun

Answer 4

‘fra’ from
verb refers to something coming from the noun

frá hesti

Question 5

Give an example of use of a genitive noun

Answer 5

‘til’ to
verb indicates noun is going to something or place OR possessive

til hests

Question 6

S-Indef penni
S-Def penninn
P-Indef pennar
P-Def pennarnir

What is the accusative?

Answer 6

S-Indef
penni –> penna
S-Def
penninn–> pennann
P-Indef
pennar–> penna
P-Def
pennarnir–>pennana

masculine

Question 7

S-Indef hestur
S-Def hesturinn
P-Indef hestar
P-Def hestarnir

Answer 7

S-Indef
hestur–> hest
S-Def
hesturinn–>hestinn
P-Indef
hestar–> hesta
P-Def
hestarnir–>hestana

masculine

Question 8

S-Indef bíll
S-Def bíllinn
P-Indef bílar
P-Def bílarnir

What is the accusative?

Answer 8

S-Indef
bíll–> bíl
S-Def
bíllinn –> bílinn
P-Indef
bílar –> bíla
P-Def
bílarnir–> bílana

masculine

Question 9

S-Indef kona
S-Def konan
P-Indef konur
P-Def konurnar

What is the accusative?

Answer 9

S-Indef
kona –> konu
S-Def
konan –> konuna
P-Indef
konur –> konur
P-Def
konurnar –>konurnar

feminine

Question 10

S-Indef borg
S-Def borgin
P-Indef borgir
P-Def borgirnar

What is the accusative?

Answer 10

S-Indef
borg –>borga
S-Def
borgin –> borgina
P-Indef
borgir –> borgir
P-Def
borgirnar –> borgirnar

feminine

Question 11

Ég keyri bílinn

Answer 11

I drive the car

Question 12

Hann talar um hestana

Answer 12

He talks about the horses

Question 13

S-Indef auga
S-Def augað
P-Indef augu
P-Def augun

What is the accusative?

Answer 13

S-Indef
auga –> auga
S-Def
augað – augað
P-Indef
augu – augu
P-Def
augun – augun

neuter
no change in the accusative

Question 14

Hún talar við stelpuna og við erum að læra um rósirnar

Answer 14

Sje talks with the girl and we are learning about the roses

Question 15

S-Indef bréf
S-Def bréfið
P-Indef bréf
P-Def bréfin

What is the accusative?

Answer 15

S-Indef
bréf – bréf
S-Def
bréfið – bréfið
P-Indef
bréf – bréf
P-Def
bréfin – bréfin

neuter
no change in the accusative

Question 16

S-Indef fjall
S-Def fjallið
P-Indef fjöll
P-Def fjöllin

What is the accusative?

Answer 16

S-Indef
fjall – fjall
S-Def
fjallið – fjallið
P-Indef
fjöll – fjöll
P-Def
fjöllin – fjöllin

neuter
no change in the accusative

Question 17

S-Indef
S-Def
P-Indef
P-Def

What is the accusative?

Answer 17

S-Indef
S-Def
P-Indef
P-Def

Question 18

Við skrifum bréf

Answer 18

We write letters

Question 19

Han hittir systkinin

Answer 19

He meets the siblings

Question 20

What are the accusative forms of these pronouns

ég
þú
hann
hún
það

Answer 20

ég – mig (me)

þú – þig (you)

hann – hann (him)

hún – hana (her)

það – það (it)

Question 21

What are the accusative forms of these pronouns

við
þið
þeir
þær
þau

Answer 21

við – okkur (our)

þið – ykkur (you all)

þeir – þá (them)

þær – þær (them)

þau – þau (them)

Question 22

Þú keyrir hann og þau keyra hana.

Answer 22

You drive him and they drive her.

Question 23

Við hittum kennarana í dag

Answer 23

We meet the teachers today

teacher - definitive, plural, accusative

Question 24

Þau eru að baka fisk á morgun

Answer 24

They are baking fish tomorrow

fish - indefinite, singular, accusative