Frátektin er tilbúin.

to be

Breakdown of Frátektin er tilbúin.

• tilbúin: ready
• frátektin: the library hold

Questions & Answers about Frátektin er tilbúin.

What are the different parts of Frátektin er tilbúin?

It breaks down like this:

• frátektin = the noun frátekt with the definite article attached
• er = the present-tense form of vera (to be)
• tilbúin = an adjective meaning ready/prepared, in the form that matches the noun

So the sentence structure is:

• subject
  • verb
    • predicate adjective

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Why is frátektin one word? Where is the word for the?

In Icelandic, the is very often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.

So:

• frátekt = an indefinite noun
• frátektin = the
  • noun

This attached ending is the definite article.

That is one of the first big differences from English: Icelandic usually says noun + the-ending, not a separate the before the noun.

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