Sósan er góð.

to be

Breakdown of Sósan er góð.

• góð: good
• sósan: the sauce

Questions & Answers about Sósan er góð.

Why is it Sósan and not Sósa if it means the sauce?

Icelandic usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

• Sósa = sauce (indefinite)
• Sósan = the sauce (definite, singular, nominative)

For feminine nouns ending in -a, the definite article is typically -n:

• bók → bókin (the book, f.)
• kaka → kakan (the cake, f.)
• sósa → *sósan (the sauce, f.)

So Sósan already contains the meaning the sauce; you never add an extra separate word for the.

Why is Sósan capitalized here? Is sósa normally written with a capital S?

No, sósa is not normally capitalized. It is only capitalized in the sentence because it is the first word.

• At the start of a sentence: Sósan er góð.
• In the middle of a sentence: Ég held að sósan sé góð. (I think the sauce is good.)

Common nouns like sósa are not capitalized in Icelandic (English capitalizes Icelandic, English, Monday, etc., but Icelandic is generally more conservative with capitals).