Framteljandinn skráir sig inn.

The tax filer logs in.

Breakdown of Framteljandinn skráir sig inn.

• skrá sig inn: to log in
• framteljandinn: the tax filer

Questions & Answers about Framteljandinn skráir sig inn.

What does -inn in Framteljandinn mean?

It is the suffixed definite article, the Icelandic equivalent of the.

So:

• framteljandi = an indefinite form
• framteljandinn = the definite form

Unlike English, Icelandic usually attaches the to the end of the noun instead of putting it as a separate word in front.

Why is Framteljandinn capitalized?

It is capitalized only because it is the first word of the sentence.

Icelandic does not capitalize ordinary nouns the way German does. So in the middle of a sentence, framteljandinn would normally be lowercase unless there were some special reason to capitalize it.

What form is skráir?

Skráir is the 3rd person singular present tense of að skrá.

Here it matches the singular subject Framteljandinn, so the sentence means that he/she/the filer logs in in the present tense.

Very roughly:

• ég skrái = I register / I log in
• þú skráir = you register / you log in
• hann/hún/það skráir = he/she/it registers / logs in

In this sentence, the full expression is really að skrá sig inn.