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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse þat (“it, that”), from Proto-Germanic *þat, from Proto-Indo-European *tód (neuter of *só). Cognates include Swedish det, Faroese tað and English that.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
það n
- it (both nominative and accusative)
- Það gerðist fyrir nokkrum árum. ― It happened several years ago.
- it, there (impersonal subject)
- Það er lítið rautt hús á horninu. ― There is a little red house on the corner.
- neuter singular of sá (“that”)
- Hann vildi ekki borða það. ― He didn't want to eat that.
Declension
Icelandic personal pronouns
| Icelandic personal pronouns
|
| singular
|
first person
|
second person
|
third person masculine
|
third person feminine
|
third person neuter
|
| nominative
|
ég, eg, ek†
|
þú
|
hann
|
hún, hon†, hón†
|
það, þat†
|
| accusative
|
mig, mik†
|
þig, þik†
|
hann
|
hana
|
það, þat†
|
| dative
|
mér
|
þér
|
honum, hánum†
|
henni
|
því
|
| genitive
|
mín
|
þín
|
hans
|
hennar
|
þess
|
|
|
| plural
|
first person
|
second person
|
third person masculine
|
third person feminine
|
third person neuter
|
| nominative
|
við
|
þið, þit†
|
þeir
|
þær
|
þau
|
| accusative
|
okkur
|
ykkur
|
þá
|
þær
|
þau
|
| dative
|
okkur
|
ykkur
|
þeim
|
þeim
|
þeim
|
| genitive
|
okkar
|
ykkar
|
þeirra
|
þeirra
|
þeirra
|
Derived terms
Adverb
það
- that, so
- Ég vissi ekki að hann væri það veikur. ― I didn't know he was that ill.
Synonyms