If you're trying to learn Icelandic Articles you will find some useful resources including a course about Definite and Indefinite Articles... to help you with your Icelandic grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Icelandic. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Icelandic Articles displayed below is vital to the language. Icelandic articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Icelandic Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | Greinar |
| the | comes at the end of words and is very varied -in -inn -ið etc. |
| a | NA |
| one | einn |
| some | sumir |
| few | fáir |
| the book | Bókin |
| the books | Bækurnar |
| a book | bók |
| one book | ein bók |
| some books | nokkrar bækur |
| few books | fáar bækur |
Notice the structure of the Articles in Icelandic.
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Icelandic. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Icelandic vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Icelandic Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | matur |
| almonds | möndlur |
| bread | brauð |
| breakfast | morgunmatur |
| butter | smjör |
| candy | nammi |
| cheese | ostur |
| chicken | kjúklingur |
| cumin | broddkúmen |
| dessert | eftirréttur |
| dinner | kvöldmatur |
| fish | fiskur |
| fruit | ávöxtur |
| ice cream | ís |
| lamb | lambakjöt |
| lemon | sítróna |
| lunch | hádegismatur |
| meal | máltíð |
| meat | kjöt |
| oven | ofn |
| pepper | pipar |
| plants | planta |
| pork | svínakjöt |
| salad | Salat |
| salt | salt |
| sandwich | samloka |
| sausage | pylsa |
| soup | Súpa |
| sugar | sykur |
| supper | kvöldmatur |
| turkey | kalkúnn |
| apple | epli |
| banana | banani |
| oranges | appelsínur |
| peaches | ferskja |
| peanut | jarðhneta |
| pears | perur |
| pineapple | ananas |
| grapes | vínber |
| strawberries | jarðarber |
| vegetables | grænmeti |
| carrot | gulrót |
| corn | maís |
| cucumber | agúrka |
| garlic | hvítlaukur |
| lettuce | salat |
| olives | ólífur |
| onions | laukur |
| peppers | paprika |
| potatoes | kartöflur |
| pumpkin | grasker |
| beans | baunir |
| tomatoes | tómatar |
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