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This is a very common Icelandic pattern meaning It is difficult to...
- Það = it
- er = is
- erfitt = difficult, hard
- að búa saman... = to live together...
So Það er erfitt að búa saman... works just like English It is difficult to live together...
In this sentence, það is a dummy subject, just like English it in It is hard to understand. It does not refer to a specific thing.
Erfitt is the neuter singular form of the adjective erfiður.
That is because it agrees with það, which is grammatically neuter singular in this kind of impersonal sentence.
The adjective forms are:
- erfiður = masculine
- erfið = feminine
- erfitt = neuter
Since the structure is Það er..., Icelandic uses the neuter form: Það er erfitt.