📄️ Unit Overview
Welcome to the first unit! This unit is designed to introduce you to the absolute bare essentials that you need to know to start speaking and making good sentences in Icelandic.
📄️ Introduction to Inflection
As a native English speaker, the most important thing to understand about Icelandic immediately is that it functions very differently from English. Most prominently, this is because of inflection. Icelandic is a heavily inflected language, while English is not.
📄️ Introduction to Conjugation
The first bit of inflection that you are going to look at is conjugation: the inflection of verbs.
📄️ The Infinitive Form
Lets take half a step back and learn about the infinitive form because the infinitive form of a verb is the most common and useful form of a verb to know.
📄️ Conjugation Charts
While the idea of conjugation and inflection may seem intimidating and confusing at first, fear not! Tools, patterns, and mental shortcuts are available that can help you memorize and internalize the ideas behind inflection.
📄️ Að Vera
Now that you understand the idea behind inflection and understand how conjugation tables work, it is time to learn your first verb! The most important verb to know in any language is to be. In Icelandic, to be is að vera.
📄️ Þetta, Hver, and Hvað
Þetta, Hvað, and Hver allow you to identify things.
📄️ Progressive Tense
Now that you know how to conjugate að vera, you are ready to create your first tenses!
📄️ Second-Person Merging
To wrap up the Introduction to Icelandic unit, it is important to learn about the second person.