Traust er mikilvægt þegar fólk vinnur saman.

Trust is important when people work together.

Breakdown of Traust er mikilvægt þegar fólk vinnur saman.

• vera: to be
• saman: together
• vinna: to work
• þegar: when

Questions & Answers about Traust er mikilvægt þegar fólk vinnur saman.

What does traust mean exactly in this sentence?

Traust means trust here.

It is a neuter noun in Icelandic. In different contexts, it can also suggest confidence or reliability, but in this sentence the natural meaning is trust in the general sense.

So:

• Traust = trust
• Traust er mikilvægt = Trust is important

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Why is it mikilvægt and not mikilvægur or mikilvæg?

Because mikilvægur is an adjective that changes form to match the noun it describes.

The forms are:

• mikilvægur = masculine
• mikilvæg = feminine
• mikilvægt = neuter

Since traust is neuter singular, the adjective must also be neuter singular, so you get:

• Traust er mikilvægt

This is very common in Icelandic: adjectives agree with the noun in gender, number, and often case.

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Why is there no the before traust or fólk?