Breakdown of Launamiði framteljandans er réttur.
vera
to be
réttur
correct
framteljandinn
the tax filer
launamiðinn
the pay statement
Questions & Answers about Launamiði framteljandans er réttur.
Why does framteljandans come after launamiði?
That is the normal Icelandic way to show possession with a noun: [thing] + [owner in the genitive].
So launamiði framteljandans is literally something like pay slip of the taxpayer. English usually prefers the taxpayer's pay slip, but Icelandic often puts the possessed thing first and the possessor after it.
What does the ending -ans in framteljandans mean?
It shows that framteljandans is genitive singular definite.
The dictionary form is framteljandi.
- framteljandi = a taxpayer / declarant
- framteljanda = of a taxpayer
- framteljandans = of the taxpayer
So framteljandans means the taxpayer's or of the taxpayer.
What case is launamiði, and what case is framteljandans?
Launamiði is nominative singular, because it is the subject of the sentence.
Framteljandans is genitive singular, because it expresses possession.
So the structure is:
- launamiði = subject
- framteljandans = genitive modifier, showing whose pay slip it is