Word
Tjónamatsmaðurinn klárar tjónamatið að því gefnu að ljósmyndin sýni allt eignatjónið.
Meaning
The damage assessor finishes the assessment provided that the photograph shows all the property damage.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Tjónamatsmaðurinn klárar tjónamatið að því gefnu að ljósmyndin sýni allt eignatjónið.
klára
to finish
allur
all
sýna
to show
tjónamatið
the damage assessment
Questions & Answers about Tjónamatsmaðurinn klárar tjónamatið að því gefnu að ljósmyndin sýni allt eignatjónið.
What does tjónamatsmaðurinn mean literally, and how is it built?
It is a compound noun:
- tjón = damage, loss
- mat = assessment, evaluation
- maður = man, person
So tjónamatsmaður is literally damage-assessment person, i.e. loss adjuster / claims assessor.
The ending -inn is the definite article attached to the noun, so:
- tjónamatsmaður = a claims assessor
- tjónamatsmaðurinn = the claims assessor
This kind of long compound noun is very common in Icelandic.
Why does Icelandic attach -inn and -ið to nouns instead of using a separate word for the?