Þið vitið að skjár tölvunnar er mjög skær.

to be

Breakdown of Þið vitið að skjár tölvunnar er mjög skær.

• mjög: very
• þið: you
• vita: to know

Questions & Answers about Þið vitið að skjár tölvunnar er mjög skær.

What does the pronoun Þið mean in English?

Þið is the second-person plural pronoun, equivalent to you (plural) or you all in English. It is used when addressing more than one person.

How is the verb vitið conjugated, and what does it mean?

Vitið is the second-person plural present tense form of the verb að vita, which means to know. Its form confirms that the statement is addressed to multiple people who know something.

What role does að play in this sentence?

Að functions as a conjunction that introduces a subordinate clause. It is similar to the word that in English, connecting the main clause to the embedded statement.

How is possession indicated in the phrase skjár tölvunnar?

Possession in Icelandic is shown by using the genitive case. In this phrase, tölvunnar is the genitive singular form of tölva (computer), meaning of the computer. Thus, skjár tölvunnar translates to the computer’s screen.

Why doesn’t the noun skjár have a separate article like the in English?