Word
Stuðningsþjónustan svarar fljótt.
Meaning
The support service answers quickly.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Stuðningsþjónustan svarar fljótt.
svara
to answer
fljótt
quickly
stuðningsþjónustan
the support service
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Questions & Answers about Stuðningsþjónustan svarar fljótt.
Why is Stuðningsþjónustan written as one long word?
Because Icelandic makes very frequent use of compound nouns.
- stuðnings- = support as the first part of a compound
- þjónusta = service
So stuðningsþjónusta is literally support-service, i.e. support service.
A useful rule: in Icelandic compounds, the last part is the main noun. That means þjónusta determines the word’s gender and how it inflects.
Why is there no separate word for the?
In Icelandic, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.
- þjónusta = service
- þjónustan = the service
So:
- stuðningsþjónusta = support service
- stuðningsþjónustan = the support service
This is very normal in Icelandic.
What exactly is the -an ending in Stuðningsþjónustan?