Upplýsingin er forskráð.

to be

Breakdown of Upplýsingin er forskráð.

• upplýsingin: the information
• forskráður: pre-entered

Questions & Answers about Upplýsingin er forskráð.

Why does upplýsingin end in -in?

Because Icelandic usually attaches the definite article to the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

• upplýsing = information / a piece of information
• upplýsingin = the information

So the -in ending here is the definite article.

What are the gender, number, and case of upplýsingin?

Upplýsingin is:

• feminine
• singular
• nominative

It is nominative because it is the subject of the sentence. The dictionary form is upplýsing.

Why is it forskráð and not forskráður?

Because adjectives and participles in Icelandic must agree with the noun they describe.

Since upplýsingin is feminine singular nominative, the predicate word also has to match that noun. Here the matching form is forskráð.

Compare the idea:

• masculine singular: skráður
• feminine singular: skráð
• neuter singular: skráð

So forskráð is the correct agreeing form with upplýsingin.