Hjálpartækið er tilbúið.

to be

Breakdown of Hjálpartækið er tilbúið.

• tilbúinn: ready
• hjálpartækið: the assistive device

Questions & Answers about Hjálpartækið er tilbúið.

What are the dictionary forms of the words in Hjálpartækið er tilbúið?

They are:

• hjálpartæki = the noun
• vera = to be; the form here is er
• tilbúinn = ready / prepared; the form here is tilbúið

So the sentence uses inflected forms, not the bare dictionary forms.

Why is hjálpartækið written as one word, and what does -ið mean?

Hjálpartækið is a single noun, and Icelandic usually writes this kind of compound as one word.

It breaks down like this:

• hjálpar- = help / assistance
• tæki = device, tool, piece of equipment
• -ið = the suffixed definite article, here meaning the

So:

• hjálpartæki = assistive device / aid
• hjálpartækið = the assistive device / the aid

Unlike English, Icelandic often puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.

What gender, number, and case is hjálpartækið?

Here it is:

• gender: neuter
• number: singular
• case: nominative

It is nominative because it is the subject of the sentence.

A useful point: the basic form hjálpartæki can look a little tricky, because some neuter nouns have the same form in singular and plural in certain cases. But here hjálpartækið is clearly singular, and the verb er also confirms that.