Tekjuskatturinn er hár.

to be

Breakdown of Tekjuskatturinn er hár.

• hár: high
• tekjuskatturinn: the income tax

Questions & Answers about Tekjuskatturinn er hár.

Why is the attached to tekjuskatturinn instead of being a separate word?

In Icelandic, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun instead of written as a separate word.

So:

• tekjuskattur = income tax
• tekjuskatturinn = the income tax

In this noun pattern, the definite nominative singular form ends in -urinn, so skattur becomes skatturinn. The same thing happens inside the compound tekjuskatturinn.

What is the base form of tekjuskatturinn?

The base form is tekjuskattur.

This is a compound noun:

• tekju- = a combining form related to income/revenue
• skattur = tax

Then the definite ending is added:

• tekjuskattur → tekjuskatturinn

So the whole word is basically income-tax-the.

What case, number, and gender is tekjuskatturinn?