Ég held að líf hans sé í hættu.

Sentence Discussions Icelandic
#1

I think his life is in danger.Why is the hættu used here instead of hætta? Is it a mistake or some turn of phrase?

#2

Hætta is a weak feminine noun, and therefore the a ending changes to u in all cases in singular other than nominative.

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#3

Ahh, thank you. I’m still trying to find the best way to teach myself the grammar. Clozemaster’s Icelandic course is pretty limited at the moment.

#4

Icelandic grammar is stupidly complicated. There’s a new website called icelandicgrammar.com that does a good job of breaking a lot of it down.

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#5

When do you use ‘sé’ for ‘is’ like in this sentence?