Slit sjást hér.

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Breakdown of Slit sjást hér.

• sjá: to see
• slit: wear and tear

Questions & Answers about Slit sjást hér.

What does sjást mean here?

Sjást is the -st form of sjá (to see), and here it means something like:

• be seen
• be visible
• show up / appear

So Slit sjást hér is not saying that someone is actively seeing something. It means that wear is visible here or signs of wear can be seen here.

The -st ending often gives Icelandic verbs a middle/passive-like meaning.

Why is it sjást and not sést?

Because slit is treated as plural in this sentence.

Compare:

• sést = is seen / can be seen with a singular subject
• sjást = are seen / can be seen with a plural subject

So the verb agrees with slit.

Even if English might translate this with singular-looking wear, Icelandic is treating it as something plural-like here: signs of wear / wear marks.

Is slit singular or plural?