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Við athugum persónuafsláttinn í ljósi þess að vaxtagjöldin eru forskráð.
Meaning
We check the personal tax credit in light of the fact that the interest expenses are pre-entered.
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Breakdown of Við athugum persónuafsláttinn í ljósi þess að vaxtagjöldin eru forskráð.
vera
to be
við
we
athuga
to check
persónuafslátturinn
the personal tax credit
Questions & Answers about Við athugum persónuafsláttinn í ljósi þess að vaxtagjöldin eru forskráð.
Why is athugum translated as we examine/check?
Because athugum is the 1st person plural present tense form of the verb athuga. The subject við means we, and the verb ending -um matches that subject.
So:
- að athuga = to examine / check / consider
- við athugum = we examine / we check
Icelandic verbs usually show person and number more clearly than English verbs do.
Why is persónuafsláttinn in that form?
It is the direct object of athugum, so it appears in the accusative case.
The base noun is:
- persónuafsláttur = personal tax credit / personal allowance
This noun is masculine singular. In this sentence it is also definite: the personal tax credit. That gives the form:
- nominative singular indefinite: persónuafsláttur
- accusative singular indefinite: persónuafslátt
- accusative singular definite: persónuafsláttinn
So the ending -inn here is the suffixed definite article, and the whole form reflects accusative singular definite masculine.
Why does Icelandic use persónuafsláttinn instead of a separate word for ?