Breakdown of Samningsbrotið er alvarlegt.
vera
to be
alvarlegur
serious
samningsbrotið
the breach of contract
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Questions & Answers about Samningsbrotið er alvarlegt.
What kind of word is samningsbrotið? It looks very long.
It is a compound noun plus the definite ending.
You can break it down like this:
- samnings- = of a contract / contract-
- brot = breach, violation, breaking
- -ið = the for a neuter singular noun
So the structure is:
- samnings + brot + ið
- samningsbrotið
A very literal way to think about it is:
- the contract-breach
- more naturally: the breach of contract
Compound nouns are extremely common in Icelandic, much more than many English learners first expect.
Why is it samnings- and not just samning-?