Word
Staðgreiðslan er á launamiðanum.
Meaning
The withholding tax is on the pay statement.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Staðgreiðslan er á launamiðanum.
vera
to be
á
on
launamiðinn
the pay statement
staðgreiðslan
the withholding tax
Questions & Answers about Staðgreiðslan er á launamiðanum.
What is the basic structure of this sentence?
It is:
subject + verb + prepositional phrase
- Staðgreiðslan = the subject
- er = is
- á launamiðanum = on the payslip
So the grammar is very close to English: The withholding tax is on the payslip.
Why does staðgreiðsla become staðgreiðslan?
Because Icelandic usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.
- staðgreiðsla = withholding tax / tax withheld at source
- staðgreiðslan = the withholding tax
This noun is feminine, and in the nominative singular the definite form is staðgreiðslan.
What case is staðgreiðslan, and why?
It is nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence.
In Icelandic, the subject of a simple sentence with vera (to be) is normally in the nominative:
- Staðgreiðslan er ... = The withholding tax is ...
Why is the verb used here?