How is the definite article normally expressed in Icelandic?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. It is added to the end of the noun, as in hestur (horse) and hesturinn (the horse)
- Step 1: Where English says the horse, Icelandic attaches the article to the noun as an ending. Step 2. So hestur becomes hesturinn, and the ending itself also changes with case and number. Answer: It is added to the end of the noun, as in hestur (horse) and hesturinn (the horse). Why not the others: A separate article before the noun is the pattern in English, Icelandic does have a definite article, and the ending changes for case as well as gender.
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