nafnháttarmerki

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Etymology

From nafnháttar +‎ merki.

Pronunciation

Noun

nafnháttarmerki n (genitive singular nafnháttarmerkis, nominative plural nafnháttarmerki)

  1. (grammar) an infinitive particle, an infinitive marker, an indeclinable particle in front of a verb in the infinitive
    að tala ― to speak
    að lesa ― to read
    að fara ― to leave
    að hoppa ― to jump

Usage notes

  • The word að (“to”) is the only nafnháttarmerki in all of Icelandic.
  • The nafnháttarmerki is not used after the verbs munu, skulu, mega and vilja.
    Ég skal koma. ― I shall come.
  • When enumerating, the nafnháttarmerki doesn't appear the latter or later adjacent enumerations.
    Hann kann hvorki að lesa né skrifa. ― He can neither read nor write
    Ég kann að hoppa, ganga og hlaupa. ― I know how to jump, walk and run.

Declension

Declension of nafnháttarmerki (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nafnháttarmerki nafnháttarmerkið nafnháttarmerki nafnháttarmerkin
accusative nafnháttarmerki nafnháttarmerkið nafnháttarmerki nafnháttarmerkin
dative nafnháttarmerki nafnháttarmerkinu nafnháttarmerkjum nafnháttarmerkjunum
genitive nafnháttarmerkis nafnháttarmerkisins nafnháttarmerkja nafnháttarmerkjanna

References

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