Móttökugjaldið á gámasvæðinu er hátt.

to be

Breakdown of Móttökugjaldið á gámasvæðinu er hátt.

• hár: high
• á: at
• gámasvæðið: the container area

Questions & Answers about Móttökugjaldið á gámasvæðinu er hátt.

Why is móttökugjaldið written as one long word?

Icelandic very often forms nouns as compounds, where English would use two or more separate words.

Here, móttökugjaldið breaks down as:

• móttaka = reception, acceptance, intake
• gjald = fee, charge
• -ið = the for a neuter singular noun

So:

• móttökugjald = reception fee / intake fee
• móttökugjaldið = the reception fee

This is completely normal in Icelandic. Long compound nouns are very common.

What is the dictionary form of móttökugjaldið?

The dictionary form is móttökugjald.

The form in the sentence, móttökugjaldið, is the nominative singular with the definite article attached, so it means the reception fee or the intake fee.

Why does the word for the appear at the end of móttökugjaldið instead of as a separate word?