það
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Icelandic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Pronoun
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- it (both nominative and accusative)
- Það gerðist fyrir nokkrum árum. ― It happened several years ago.
- it, there (impersonal subject)
- neuter singular of sá (“that”)
Declension
[edit] 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
[edit]Derived terms
- frá því
- í því
- það eina: all;
- það er að segja: that is, namely;
- það er betra að hafa vaðið fyrir neðan sig
- það er: that is, i.e., whenas;
- það er ýmist of eða van
- það sem: what
- það var einu sinni (“once upon a time”)
Adverb
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- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/aːð
- Rhymes:Icelandic/aːð/1 syllable
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic pronouns
- Icelandic personal pronouns
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