Fjármagnstekjurnar eru á skattframtalinu.

to be

Breakdown of Fjármagnstekjurnar eru á skattframtalinu.

• á: on
• skattframtalið: the tax return
• fjármagnstekjurnar: the capital income

Questions & Answers about Fjármagnstekjurnar eru á skattframtalinu.

How do I break down fjármagnstekjurnar?

It is a compound noun plus the definite article:

• fjármagn = capital, financial capital
• tekjur = income, earnings
• -nar = the for a feminine plural noun

So fjármagnstekjurnar literally breaks down as the capital-income(s).

A useful rule in Icelandic compounds: the last part is the grammatical head. That means the whole word behaves like tekjur in gender and inflection.

Why is tekjur plural here? English often just says income.

That is very normal in Icelandic. Tekjur is often used in the plural where English prefers singular income.

So even if English says something like capital income, Icelandic very naturally says fjármagnstekjur. The singular tekja exists, but in this kind of financial meaning the plural is much more common.

That is also why the verb is plural: eru.

Why is there no separate word for the?