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Questions & Answers about Tilboðið gefur tíu prósent afslátt.
Why is the article attached to the end of Tilboðið instead of being a separate word?
Icelandic uses a suffixed definite article. The base noun is tilboð (offer/deal, neuter). Adding -ið makes it definite: tilboðið = “the offer.” There is no separate word for “the.”
What case and gender is Tilboðið, and why?
Tilboðið is neuter singular nominative. It’s the subject of the sentence, so nominative is required. The base form tilboð is a neuter noun.
What form is gefur, and what are the key forms of the verb?
Gevur is 3rd person singular present of gefa (to give). The most useful principal parts: present 3sg gefur, past 3sg gaf, past participle gefið. Examples: Hann gefur, Hann gaf, Hann hefur gefið.
Why is it afslátt and not afsláttur?
Afsláttur (discount) is a masculine noun. As the direct object of gefa, it appears in the accusative singular: afslátt (the nominative is afsláttur).
Do the number tíu and the word prósent decline here?