Ókeypis þráðlaust net er til staðar, en innskráningin virkar ekki.

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Breakdown of Ókeypis þráðlaust net er til staðar, en innskráningin virkar ekki.

• en: but
• netið: the internet
• virka: to work

Questions & Answers about Ókeypis þráðlaust net er til staðar, en innskráningin virkar ekki.

Why is ókeypis at the beginning, and does it behave like an adjective?

Ókeypis means free (of charge) and is commonly placed before the noun phrase it modifies, like an adjective: ókeypis þráðlaust net = free wireless network.
Grammatically, ókeypis is usually treated as indeclinable (it typically doesn’t change for gender/case/number), unlike many Icelandic adjectives.

What does þráðlaust net literally mean, and why does þráðlaust end in -t?

þráðlaust literally means wireless (roughly thread-less / wire-less), from þráður (thread/wire) + the suffix -laus (-less).
net (network/net) is neuter singular, and adjectives agree with the noun they describe. The neuter singular nominative form of many adjectives ends in -t, so þráðlaus → þráðlaust to match net.

Is net “the internet” here, or just “a network”?

In Icelandic, net can mean net/network, and in many contexts it can also refer to the internet. In this sentence, with þráðlaust (wireless), it most naturally means a Wi‑Fi network / wireless network, not necessarily “the whole internet” in an abstract sense.

Why is there no word like a/an before þráðlaust net?