Questions

The most important words when it comes to questions are:
  • af hverju = why?
  • af því að = because
  • hvað = what?
  • hvenær = when?
  • hver = who?
  • hvar = where?
  • hvert = to where?
  • hvernig = how?
  • hvaða = what kind of?, which?, what thing?
Other words relating to questions that are more advanced are:
  • hvers vegna = why? (synonymous with “af hverju”)
  • vegna þess = because of that
  • vegna þess að = because (synonymous with “af því að”)
  • hvor = which of the two? (feminine and masculine)
  • hvort = which of the two? (neuter); whether
  • hvorki ... né = neither ... nor
  • hvorugt = neither of the two options
  • hvergi = nowhere
  • hvaðan = from where?
  • hversu mikið = how much

Word order

Like in English, the word order changes to indicate that a sentence is a question:
  • Það er gott. = That is good.
  • Er það gott? = Is that good?
  • Þessi hamborgari er góður. = This hamburger is good.
  • Er þessi hamborgari góður? = Is this hamburger good?