Vitnið lýsir vatnstjóninu.

The witness describes the water damage.

Breakdown of Vitnið lýsir vatnstjóninu.

• vitnið: the witness
• vatnstjónið: the water damage
• lýsa: to describe

Questions & Answers about Vitnið lýsir vatnstjóninu.

What is the basic structure of Vitnið lýsir vatnstjóninu?

It is a straightforward subject–verb–object sentence:

• Vitnið = the subject
• lýsir = the verb
• vatnstjóninu = the object

So grammatically, it works like The witness describes the water damage.

Why is it vitnið instead of just vitni?

Because -ð here is part of the suffixed definite article, which is how Icelandic usually says the.

• vitni = witness
• vitnið = the witness

So unlike English, Icelandic normally does not put a separate word before the noun. It attaches the definite article to the end of the noun.

Why is it vatnstjóninu and not just vatnstjón?