Word
Bótaskyldan er skýr.
Meaning
The obligation to pay compensation is clear.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Bótaskyldan er skýr.
What is er here?
Er is the present-tense, 3rd-person singular form of vera (to be).
So in this sentence:
- Bótaskyldan = the subject
- er = is
- skýr = the adjective describing the subject
It is the normal verb you would expect in a sentence like X is Y.
What is the dictionary form of Bótaskyldan?
The dictionary form is bótaskylda.
Bótaskyldan is the definite nominative singular form of that noun. In other words:
- bótaskylda = liability/obligation to pay compensation
- bótaskyldan = the liability/obligation to pay compensation
It is a feminine noun.
Why is there no separate word for the?
Because Icelandic usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.
So:
- bótaskylda = liability / compensation obligation
- bótaskyldan = the liability / the compensation obligation
The ending -an here is the suffixed definite article for this feminine noun form.
Where does the bóta- part come from?