Partitive Articles Exercises For Icelandic Grammar

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In Icelandic grammar, partitive articles hold a significant position. They function in a similar fashion to English phrases like ‘a bit of’, ‘some of’ or ‘any’ when used before a noun. Icelandic does not possess any matching words, so the equivalent is often incorporated in the noun through declensions. On many occasions, a phrase might lose its partitive sense if translated word-for-word into Icelandic, making it essential to understand and apply these articles correctly.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct Icelandic partitive articles expression.

1. ร‰g vildi kaupa *stรณran hluta* af eplum รญ bรบรฐinni. (large part)
2. Systir mรญn tรณk *eitthvaรฐ af* kรณkรณnum. (some of)
3. Hann fรฉkk *mikiรฐ af* aรฐdรกendum. (many of)
4. Hรบn tรณk *lรญtiรฐ af* vatni til aรฐ drepa รพorst sinn. (little of)
5. รžaรฐ er *mikilvรฆgt mรฆli* af fรกtรฆkt รญ heiminum. (great amount)
6. รžaรฐ eru *margar* konur sem eru atvinnumenn. (many)
7. Hรบn รก *nokkrar* bรฆkur sem eru skrifaรฐar af รพekktum hรถfundum. (several)
8. รžar eru *margar* jรณlasveinar. (many)
9. Eg elska aรฐ lesa *nokkrar* bรฆkur รญ einu. (several)
10. Hvern viltu *nokkurn* afleiddan streng? (any)
11. Hann sรณtti *allt* en engin tรถlvupรณstur birtist. (all)
12. รžeir bรบa *nokkrum* metrum frรก hรบsinu. (few)
13. รžau รกtu *mikinn hluta* af brauรฐinu. (large part)
14. Hilma drakk *lรญtiรฐ af* teinu vininu. (little of)
15. Hรบn รฆtlar aรฐ keyra *nokkur* kรญlรณmetra รก dag. (several)

Exercise 2: Select the appropriate partitive article expression in Icelandic for the given context.

1. Mamma mรฆtti *nokkrum* vinum รญ bรณkasafninu. (few)
2. Pabbi geymir *mikinn hluta* af myntasafni sรญnu heima. (large part)
3. Strรกkarnir voru meรฐ *eitthvaรฐ af* hundleiรฐslukyndum. (some of)
4. Hann รกtti *margir* vinir รญ skรณlanum. (many)
5. Hรบn vann *nokkrar* รรพrรณttakeppnir fyrir skรณlann. (several)
6. Hรบn kom meรฐ *eitthvaรฐ af* morgunverรฐi. (some of)
7. รžau hafa *mikiรฐ af* leikfรถngum aรฐ leika sรฉr meรฐ. (many of)
8. Hรบn fรฉkk *nokkurn* frรญdag รญ skรณlanum. (any)
9. Hรบn hefur *margar* blรบsar รญ skรกpnum. (many)
10. Hรบn skipaรฐi *allt* hรบsraรฐiรฐ รก nรฝjan leik. (all)
11. Viรฐ lรฉtum *nokkrum* af vinum okkar vita. (few)
12. Hann las *nokkrar* bรฆkur um stjรถrnufrรฆรฐi. (several)
13. Hรบn fรณr รญ bรณkasafniรฐ meรฐ *nokkrum* vinum. (few)
14. ร‰g tรณk *mikiรฐ af* myndum รญ frรญinu. (many of)
15. Hรบn hafรฐi *nokkrar* bรฆkur sem hรบn vildi lesa. (several)

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