nafnháttarmerki

== Icelandic == === Alternative forms === nhm. (abbreviation) === Etymology === From nafnháttar +‎ merki. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnapn.hauh.tarˌmɛr̥.cɪ/ Rhymes: -ɛr̥cɪ === Noun === nafnháttarmerki n (genitive singular nafnháttarmerkis, nominative plural nafnháttarmerki) (grammar) an infinitive particle, an infinitive marker, an indeclinable particle in front of a verb in the infinitive að tala ― to speak að lesa ― to read að fara ― to leave að hoppa ― to jump ==== Usage notes ==== The word að (“to”) is the only nafnháttarmerki in all of Icelandic. The nafnháttarmerki is not used after the verbs munu, skulu, mega and vilja. Ég skal koma. ― I shall come. When enumerating, the nafnháttarmerki doesn't appear the latter or later adjacent enumerations. Hann kann hvorki að lesa né skrifa. ― He can neither read nor write Ég kann að hoppa, ganga og hlaupa. ― I know how to jump, walk and run. ==== Declension ==== === References === “nafnháttarmerki” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)