Breakdown of Verkaskiptingin er mjög skýr.
vera
to be
mjög
very
verkaskiptingin
the division of labor
skýr
clear
Questions & Answers about Verkaskiptingin er mjög skýr.
How does the compound word verkaskiptingin break down?
It is made up of verk (work/task) and skipting (division). It specifically uses the genitive plural form verka (of tasks) connected to skipting, followed by the feminine definite article -in. Literally, it translates to 'the division of tasks'.
Is there an easy way to remember the gender of verkaskiptingin?
Yes! The core noun here is skipting, which ends in the suffix -ing. In Icelandic, almost all nouns ending in -ing are feminine. Because it is feminine, it takes the feminine definite article -in at the end.
Why is the adjective skýr used here instead of skýrt?
Adjectives must agree in gender and number with the noun they describe. Because verkaskiptingin is a feminine noun in the nominative case, the adjective takes the feminine nominative singular form, which is skýr. You would only use the neuter form skýrt if you were using a dummy pronoun, such as in the phrase það er skýrt (it is clear).
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