Core Icelandic noun case patterns and verb conjugation, one of the most conservative grammar systems among Germanic languages, with an example phrase per card. Front: the Icelandic word or phrase. Back: English meaning.
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- Drengurinn talar
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The boy speaks (nominative - subject case)- Ég sé drenginn
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I see the boy (accusative - direct object)- Ég gef drenginum bók
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I give the boy a book (dative - indirect object)- Bók drenganna
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The boys' book (genitive - possessive)- maðurinn
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the man (nominative singular, masculine)- manninn
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the man (accusative singular, masculine)- manninum
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to/for the man (dative singular, masculine)- mannsins
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the man's (genitive singular, masculine)- konan
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the woman (nominative singular, feminine)- konuna
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the woman (accusative singular, feminine)- konunni
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to/for the woman (dative singular, feminine)- konunnar
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the woman's (genitive singular, feminine)- barnið
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the child (nominative/accusative singular, neuter)- barninu
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to/for the child (dative singular, neuter)- barnsins
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the child's (genitive singular, neuter)
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