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Aiwerond
Diminutives and augmentatives
Islandish has a scale of 2 diminutives and 2 augmentatives, which express the size of a noun. The so called II. augmentative and II....
Transgressive
Transgressive is an infinite verbal form, which is used to shorten some temporal clauses. The criteria for the applicability of a...
Verbal adjectives
There are the following categories of verbal adjectives: active adjectives, where the noun is the subject of an action present...
Imperative
The imperative in Islandish is formed from the present forms in the following way: in 2p.sg., delete the -š (but leave an è, if there was...
Conditional sentences
In Islandish conditional compound sentences, the condition clause is in the indicative of the respective tense and aspect, the...
Temporal clauses
Temporal clauses are subordinate and coordinate clauses, which specify the time of another clause and its temporal relation to other...
Focus highlighting
The normal focus of a sentence is usually on the object. However, to highlight the focus of a sentence even more, underline the new...
Compound tenses (indicative)
Compound tenses in the indicative, apart from simple present, are the most used verbal forms in Islandish. There are the following...
Moods of probability
Islandish has a way to express probability and certainty of a verb action with special grammatical moods. Indicative is the neutral mood,...
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