Participles Exercises For Icelandic Grammar

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Participles in Icelandic grammar correspond to the English verbs ending in “-ing” or “-ed”, showing an ongoing action or a completed action. It’s a description of verb that can be used in various ways, for example, acting as an adjective. Icelandic participles, known as lýsingarháttur nútíðar (present participle effectively means describing the now) and lýsingarháttur þátíðar (past participle effectively means describing the then), form an essential part of the language’s rich conjugation system.

Icelandic Grammar Exercise 1: Present Participles

1. Hann er gamall maður en *leikandi* (playing) ungur í anda.
2. Ég *sé* (see) þig standandi þar.
3. Hún kom *bylgjandi* (waving) í móti mér.
4. Við erum *borðandi* (eating) kvöldmat.
5. Þeir voru *hlæjandi* (laughing) alltaf.
6. Þú ert *skoðandi* (watching) myndir.
7. Ég er *lesandi* (reading) bók.
8. Hun er *lyftandi* (lifting) þyngdar.
9. Við vorum *stöðvandi* (stopping) þar.
10. Þeir eru *kastandi* (throwing) boltann.
11. Hún er *hlökkandi* (looking forward) að nánum.
12. Þú ert *skrífandi* (writing) bréf.
13. Ég er *skoðandi* (examining) skyrsluna.
14. Hann er *myndandi* (forming) mynstur.
15. Þau eru *syngjandi* (singing) lag.

Icelandic Grammar Exercise 2: Past Participles

1. Hús það er *byggt* (built) fyrir löngu.
2. Bókin er *lesið* (read) af mörgum.
3. Maðurinn er *dáinn* (dead) í hrúgu.
4. Þetta er *gert* (done) af mér.
5. Ég hef *skrifað* (written) brev.
6. Netið er *opnað* (opened) af þér.
7. Hesturinn var *rekið* (driven) í haganum.
8. Húsið var *målað* (painted) í blátt.
9. Risinn var *drapinn* (killed) af hnetu.
10. Gróðurinn hefur *sprungið* (burst) út.
11. Maturinn er *eldad* (cooked) af mömmu.
12. Þetta er *sagt* (told) af honum.
13. Húsið er *selt* (sold) til nýju eigandans.
14. Harpan er *leikið* (played) af henni.
15. Hælarnir voru *skornir* (cut) af föðurnum.

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