Breakdown of Samsköttunin er í framtalsleiðbeiningunum.
vera
to be
í
in
samsköttunin
joint taxation
framtalsleiðbeiningarnar
the tax return instructions
Questions & Answers about Samsköttunin er í framtalsleiðbeiningunum.
What is the dictionary form of samsköttunin?
The dictionary form is samsköttun.
In the sentence, it appears as samsköttunin because:
- samsköttun is a feminine noun
- -in is the suffixed definite article, so it means the samsköttun
- here it is in the nominative singular, because it is the subject of the sentence
So samsköttunin = samsköttun + definite article.
Why is the ending -in attached to samsköttun?
Icelandic usually puts the definite article directly onto the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.
So:
- samsköttun = an instance of samsköttun
- samsköttunin = the samsköttun
This attached article is one of the most important features of Icelandic grammar.
What form is er?
Er is the present tense, 3rd person singular form of vera, the verb to be.
So it corresponds to English is.
It is singular because the subject, samsköttunin, is singular. If the subject were plural, you would normally see eru instead.