náttúrulegan

náttúrulegan is the masculine singular accusative form of the Icelandic adjective náttúrulegur, meaning natural. It is used when the adjective modifies a masculine singular noun that is in the accusative case.

Etymology and morphology: The base word náttúrulegur combines náttúra (nature) with an adjectival ending to mean natural. In Icelandic, adjectives decline to reflect gender, number, and case; the masculine singular accusative form ends with -an, yielding náttúrulegan.

Usage: In ordinary Icelandic, adjectives typically appear before the noun they modify. The form náttúrulegan appears specifically when the modified noun is masculine singular and in the accusative. For example, in a sentence describing the direct object, one might encounter a construction such as I tasted natural fish, rendered as Ég smakkaði náttúrulegan fisk (indefinite direct object). The form must agree with the noun's gender and case within the noun phrase.

Notes: The term náttúrulegan is primarily of grammatical interest as a specific inflectional form rather than a standalone lexical entry. Its recognition helps in understanding how Icelandic adjectives inflect to match their nouns in sentences.

See also: Icelandic grammar; Adjective declension; Noun phrase structure.