Learn Icelandic: Einmitt! Þetta er svarið. - Exactly! This is the answer.

It is one of the most common words you will hear in everyday Icelandic! While it literally means "exactly" or "precisely," Icelanders use einmitt constantly to agree with someone. It works just like saying "That's right," "Indeed," or "I know, right?" in English.

Why is þetta used here instead of þessi?

The word þetta is the neuter form for "this." In Icelandic, when you are talking about a general concept, a situation, or pointing something out without naming a specific object first, you default to the neuter form þetta. It also matches perfectly here because the word it points to, svar (answer), is a neuter noun.

How does the word svarið break down to mean "the answer"?

In Icelandic, the word for "the" (the definite article) is attached to the end of the noun instead of coming before it. The base word for "answer" is svar, which is a neuter noun. To make it "the answer," you add the neuter ending -ið, creating svarið.