Compound Words
The second n in a compound word goes after the first compounded word. For example:
- Spergilkál er ekki banvænt. (of the word bani)
- Er svertingi bannorð? (of the word banna)
- Þessi mynd er kynngi mögnuð! (of the word kunnugur)
- Skálinn okkar er kyngifenntur. (of the word kyngja)
- Hvenær verður hann kynntur fyrir mér? kynna)
- Hvenær verður arinninn kyntur? kynda)
It can often be hard to find related words to prove whether one or two n’s should be written, and if all fails, one can try to eliminate options until the most likely one has been found. The best way is to look up words with two n’s in their stem. If no such words are to be found, the use of one n is practical.
For example:
- Elísu vantar krans.
Read more about this topic: N-rule
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