Hráefnið er hér.

to be

Breakdown of Hráefnið er hér.

• hér: here
• hráefnið: the raw material

Questions & Answers about Hráefnið er hér.

What is the base form of hráefnið?

The base form is hráefni.

In this sentence, hráefnið = hráefni + the definite ending, so it means the raw material / the ingredient rather than just raw material / ingredient.

Why is there no separate word for the?

Because Icelandic usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.

So:

• hráefni = raw material / ingredient
• hráefnið = the raw material / the ingredient

That is very normal in Icelandic. English says the ingredient, but Icelandic often says the equivalent of ingredient-the.

Why does it end in -ð instead of -ið?

The noun hráefni already ends in -i, so when the definite article is added, you get hráefnið.

A useful way to think about it is:

• base noun: hráefni
• definite form: hráefnið

With many neuter nouns, the definite ending is related to -ið, but after a noun that already ends in -i, the result often looks like just -ð added to the end.

What does mean here?