Word
Velferðartæknin hjálpar fjölskyldunni.
Meaning
Welfare technology helps the family.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Velferðartæknin hjálpar fjölskyldunni.
fjölskylda
the family
hjálpa
to help
velferðartæknin
welfare technology
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Questions & Answers about Velferðartæknin hjálpar fjölskyldunni.
Why does velferðartæknin have -in at the end?
The -in is the definite article attached to the noun, so velferðartæknin means the welfare technology.
In Icelandic, the is often not a separate word like in English. Instead, it gets added to the end of the noun.
Here:
- velferðartækni = welfare technology
- velferðartæknin = the welfare technology
This is extremely common in Icelandic.
What is velferðartækni made of? Is it a compound word?
Yes. Velferðartækni is a compound noun, which is very common in Icelandic.
It is built from:
- velferð = welfare
- tækni = technology
Together they form velferðartækni = welfare technology.
The -ar- in the middle comes from the form used when velferð joins another word in a compound. Icelandic often builds long nouns this way, so getting used to compounds is very helpful.
Why is it hjálpar and not hjálpa?