Grammatical words and terms Flashcards
viðtengingar·hátt/ur
m ( -ar) : subjunctive
fleir/tala
f ( -tölu ) : plural
nafn.orð/
n ( -s ) : noun
lýsingar.orð/
n ( -s ) : adjective
málfræðiafing
( grammar exercise )
flokk/ur
m ( -s, -ar) : class, category
iþá·tíð
f ( -ar, -ir) : past tense, preterite
persónubeyging
( personal inflection – he, her, it )
stig·beyging / stig·breyging
f ( -ar, -ar) : comparison, grading
reglu.legur/
regular
nafn·orð
n ( -s, -) : noun, substantive
set/ja
v. mig (acc) ( -ti, -t) : put, place
áhuga·mál
n ( -s, -) : interest, field of interest
tóm·stund
f ( -ar, -ir) : spare time, leisure
ó·persónuleg/ur
(adj.) : impersonal
~ sögn impersonal verb
sögn ( sagnir )
f ( sagnar, sagnir) : verb
also, tale or story
fallstýring
functional dependency
þol·fall
n ( -s ) : accusative case “þf”
for·setning
f ( -ar, -ar ) : preposition
þágu·fall
n ( -s ) : dative “þgf”
nefni/fall
n ( -falls, -föll) : nominative, nominative case
frumlagsígildi
( subject complement )
beyg/ja
v (acc) ( -ði, -t) : conjugate (a verb), decline (a noun). also means to bend.
nú·tíð
f ( -ar) : (í málfr) present tense
þá·tíð
f ( -ar, -ir) : past tense, preterite
ein/tala
f ( -tölu ) : singular
tíð
f ( -ar, -ir ) : tense
viðtengingar·hátt/ur
m ( -ar ) : subjunctive
lýsingar/háttur
m ( -háttar, -hættir ) : participle
tala ( noun )
f ( tölu, tölur ) : number (numeral, figure)
æfing
f ( -ar, -ar) : practice, training
veik/ur
( adj. ) : weak
sterk/ar
( adj. ) : strong
við·skeyti
n ( -s, -) : suffix
hljóð·skipti
n pl : vowel gradation (shift in vowel stem)
núþá·leg/ur
adj (~ sögn) preterite present verb / irregular ending function in future tense?
al·gengur
adj : ordinary, common, commonplace
karl·kyn
n ( -s ) : masculine gender, “kk”
kven·kyn
n ( -s ) : feminine gender, “kvk”
hvorug·ky
n ( -s ) : neuter gender, “hk”
mál·fræði
f indecl : grammar
breyt/a
v (dat) ( -ti, -t ) : change, modify, turn into
ljúka
v (dat) ( lýkur; lauk, luku, lokið ) : finish, bring to an end
setning
f ( -ar, -ar) : sentence
ending
f ( -ar, -ar) : ending
lag/a
v (acc) ( -aði) : to put in order, arrange
kyn
n ( -s, -) : gender
fall
n ( -s, föll ) : case
lýs/a
v (acc/dat) ( -ti, -t) : to describe (more generally, to illuminate/expose)
stofn.sérhljóð
n ( -s, -) : stem vowel
verða
v ( varð, urðu, orðið ) : to become, or (must/have to)
auka/fall
n ( -falls, -föll ) : oblique case, the object of the verb or preposition
beygingar·ending
f ( -ar, -ar ) : inflectional ending
at·kvæðin
n ( -s, -) : syllable
sér·hljóð
n ( -s, -) : vowel (sound)
stofn
m ( -s, -ar) : stem (of a word)
sam·hljóð
n ( -s, -) : consonant (sound)
hljóð/varp
n ( -varps, -vörp) : vowel mutation, umlaut
lenging
f ( -ar, -ar ) : extension, lengthening, prolongation
við·skeyti
n ( -s, -) : suffix
fækk/a
v (dat) ( -aði) : to decrease in number/become fewer
beyging
f ( -ar, -ar ) : conjugation (of verbs), declension (of nouns)
eyð/a
f ( -u, -ur ) : gap, breach, lacuna
á·kveðinn
adj. : certain, definite
~ greinir : definite article ) ákveðnum nafnorðum
svig/i
m ( -a, -ar ) : bracket, parenthesis
eignar·for/nafn
n ( -nafns, -nöfn ) : possessive pronoun
at·hug/a
v (acc) ( -aði) : look at/into, observe/notice
ábendingar·for/nafn
n ( -nafns, -nöfn ) : demonstrative pronoun
velja
v (acc) ( valdi, valið ) : choose, select
persónu·for/nafn
n ( -nafns, -nöfn ) : personal pronoun
ending
f ( -ar, -ar ) : ending, like it says
eignar/fall
n ( -falls, -föll ) : genitive case
not/a
v (acc) ( -aði ) : use, apply
for·setning
f ( -ar, -ar ) : preposition
grein/ir
m ( -is, -ar ) : article
óákveðinn grein/ir
m ( -is, -ar ) : indefinite article
staf·róf
n ( -s, -) : alphabet
hreyfing
f ( -ar, -ar) : movement
kyrr/staða
f ( -stöðu ) : standstill, stalemate
aftur·beygður for/nafn
n ( -nafns, -nöfn ) : reflexive pronoun
