Hann er þakklátur fyrir hjálpina.

to be

Breakdown of Hann er þakklátur fyrir hjálpina.

• hann: he
• fyrir: for
• hjálpin: the help

Questions & Answers about Hann er þakklátur fyrir hjálpina.

What does each word in Hann er þakklátur fyrir hjálpina do grammatically?

Word by word:

• Hann – personal pronoun, 3rd person singular masculine nominative = he. It is the subject.
• er – present tense of vera (to be), 3rd person singular = is. It’s a linking (copula) verb.
• þakklátur – adjective meaning grateful / thankful, masculine nominative singular, agreeing with Hann. It’s the complement of er.
• fyrir – preposition meaning here for / because of. It governs the case of the following noun.
• hjálpina – the noun hjálp (help), feminine accusative singular definite = the help. It is the object of the preposition fyrir.

So the structure is: Subject – verb – predicative adjective – preposition + object.

Why is it þakklátur and not some other form like þakklát or þakklátt?