Öryggið er mikilvægt.

to be

Breakdown of Öryggið er mikilvægt.

• mikilvægur: important
• öryggið: the safety; security

Questions & Answers about Öryggið er mikilvægt.

What does -ið in öryggið mean?

-ið is the suffixed definite article. Icelandic usually attaches the to the end of the noun instead of putting it in front.

So:

• öryggi = safety / security
• öryggið = the safety / the security

This is very common in Icelandic:

• hús = house
• húsið = the house

Why is öryggi written as öryggið and not with a separate word for the?

Because Icelandic normally expresses the by attaching it to the noun.

So instead of something like English the safety, Icelandic uses one word: öryggið.

This is one of the first big differences English speakers notice:

• English: the book
• Icelandic: bókin (book-the)

Why does the adjective end in -t: mikilvægt?