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See also: thad, Thad, tað, yad, yâd, and y'ad

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse þat (it, that), from Proto-Germanic *þat, from Proto-Indo-European *tód (neuter of *). Cognates include Swedish det, Faroese tað and English that.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

það n

  1. it (both nominative and accusative)
    Það gerðist fyrir nokkrum árum.It happened several years ago.
  2. it, there (impersonal subject)
    Það er lítið rautt hús á horninu.There is a little red house on the corner.
  3. neuter singular of (that)
    Hann vildi ekki borða það.He didn't want to eat that.

Declension

More information singular, first person ...

Archaic.See also honorific pronouns.

Derived terms

Adverb

það

  1. that, so
    Synonyms: svo, svona
    Ég vissi ekki að hann væri það veikur.I didn't know he was that ill.
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