Þetta er Rúf Englis Radio með Darin Adam,daglægum englis-lenglis-radiofrá Íslandiðs nasjónalbróðkastur Rúf.Rúf Englis Radio með Darin AdamRúf Englis Radio með Darin AdamRúf Englis Radio með Darin AdamOk, let's go back to the start of this short story about Ann Carsonand we'll go through this line by line.Ann Carson er ríthöfundur frá Kanada.So, Mrs. Ann Carson, she is a writer from Kanadaand exactly ríthöfundur,maybe you've spoken about this word before for writer,but exactly hófundur is like an authorbecause it comes practically from even hófð, the head,and then hófundur, so he who is in the head of something,and then ríðt is simply something written.It's the same as write, written, etc.with a W in English, but we have lost that.We just have it with a R.So it's author of something written.Author or writer.So if you look at the word really closely,you can see what's going on.Yeah, yeah, it's fairly visible, yes.Hún fær Nobel Sverrlöin fyrir bækur.She will get the Nobel Prize for books,like we say here in simple form,meaning then literature.Yes.And then also we have this word here,verðlöin,because of prize,something that you get,like, well, a payment for or something,exactly because löin is salaryand verð is price,like price on things.So then verðlöin is really somethingthat you get initially paid foror you get as a price or as a statement for your work.Something of value as well, is that part of the word?Yeah, of value you could say.Yeah, exactly, yeah.So that, and then we link it, of course,with the noble, Alfred Noble,the famous swede,and so it becomes with a genitive S,Nobel's verðlöin.Hún varð íslenskur ríkisborgari árið 2022.She became Icelandic citizen in 2022.And she is a dual citizen, of course.What is the word then, dual citizen?How do we say that?Yes, exactly.Then we would add tvöfaldur, meaning double.Double.Yeah, yeah, yeah.And then you can also,if you want to talk about the citizenship,we would talk about ríkisborgararéttur,the right to be a citizen.Right.Practically.And then we could say,and then it becomes, in two words though,but it becomes fairly long,tvöfaldur ríkisborgararéttur.Okay.Because I'm thinking where else you might see tvöfalduris in a hamburger restaurant.Yes, exactly.If you want two bits of meat.Exactly, yes.What's a triple?Þre faldur.Okay.With þre.If you're really hungry.And then you can continue,fjórfaldur, fimmfaldur.It's relatively simple.It's a faldur, means, well, instances of.Yes, yes, yes.Multiple.Multiple.And then you just put the corresponding number,you could say.Okay.Einn faldur, simple.Tvöfaldur, double, etc.And then the word exactly, citizen,we have this fairly,also, clear word, you could say,ríkisborgari,because borgari means practicallyan inhabitantfrom the borg,from the city.Yes.From the fortress,originally,inside the walls.From the castle.Yeah, from the castle, practically.And then ríki is the state.So if you are a, yeah,a habitant of the state,you are a citizen.So legal citizen.And she became that, yes,in 2022,and then, of course,neuter form,2022,neuter for the year.Ríkisborgari er manneskasem tilherir ákveðnu landi.And a little explanation,a citizen is a personthat is linked with,or, yeah,is part of a certain country.And that's, of course, yeah,is then a good question,not for us,maybe,to answer.Is she a Nobel Prize winnerof Iceland?Yes.And also for Canada,of course.So we just celebrateall together,you could say.She's very known of citingand using different textsfrom different eraand so on.She's, I think,mostly in the classicalGreek-Roman era.I think she hasn't beeninto the Norse mythology yet.Yet.Yet, exactly.But who knows?Who knows?Maybe that's one of her linksshe's working slowly on.Maybe we're giving herthe idea right now.Well, who knows?But at least,she is linked with both usand Canadaand all this classical heritage,you could say.Indeed.Ann Carson fættist árið 1950.She was born in 1950.Hún hefur kent í háskólum.She has taught in universities.Hún skrifar líka ljóðog þýðir bækur.She also writes poetryand translates books.Ann er á Íslandi núnaand she is in Iceland now.And she was at the momentshe got the famous phone callfrom Sweden.Ann fær verðlönintíunda desemberand she will get the prizeon 10th of Decemberand then againwe are linking this eventwith the date.So we will get the A formlike we call ittíunda desember.Það verður í Stokkólmi í Svíðjóð.That will be in Stockholmin Swedenand interestinglybut of courseit's so relatively close to uswe have Icelandic namefor Stockholm.It's very, very closeto the Swedish onebut still we have to decline itso it's there in dativeso it's Stockholm.Stokkólmurwith URnominativebut now we are dativebecause it will be the placewhere it will beso it's dative formStokkólmiin Swedenand also of coursewe have the Icelandic wordSvíðjóðthe nation of the Swedes.Eftir það verðurstór vistlaand after thatthere will bea big party.And is Svíðjóð changing at all?Here it is in dative.Because it's the locationbut only in genitiveit would changethen it would add an ARSvíðjóðarbut here it is dativeand therefore it's justthe same form as nominativejust Svíðjóð.Fantastic. Well, congratulationswe should say to Ankarst.Og já, til hamingu.We don't make, because you can useexactly, if you'rethinking about anniversaryor someachievement and so onwe just use til hamingufor the lot.Handy to remember.Yes.Bjartmi, thanks very much indeed.More Þjóðskillíðnext week here onRúf English Radio.My name is Darren Adamand you can get in touchwith us anytimeEnglish at ruv.isThere is more fromRúf Englishwith all the newsfrom Icelandin Englishat ruv.isslash EnglishRúf English Radiois a dailyEnglish languageradio fromIceland'snationalbroadcasterRúf.
