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Questions & Answers about Leigutekjurnar eru réttar.
Why is leigutekjurnar one long word?
Icelandic makes heavy use of compound nouns. Leigutekjurnar is built from leigu- + tekjur + the definite article -nar.
- leigu- = rental, rent-related
- tekjur = income, revenues, earnings
- -nar = the for a feminine plural noun
So instead of using several separate words, Icelandic often combines them into one.
Why is leigutekjurnar plural?
Because tekjur is normally used as a plural noun in Icelandic when talking about income or revenues. English often uses income as a singular mass noun, but Icelandic commonly uses the plural idea of earnings/revenues.
So even if the English meaning looks singular, the Icelandic grammar here is plural.
Why is the verb eru and not er?
Because the subject is plural.
The verb vera = to be changes according to number:
- er = is, for singular
- eru = are, for plural
Since leigutekjurnar is plural, Icelandic uses eru.
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