Breakdown of Þetta ökuskírteini sannar það greinilega.
það
it / there (existential) / the one (n)
þessi
this (m/f)
ökuskírteinið
the driver's license
sanna
to prove
Questions & Answers about Þetta ökuskírteini sannar það greinilega.
Why do we use Þetta here instead of Þessi?
Ökuskírteini (driver's license) is a neuter noun, so we must use the neuter form of the demonstrative pronoun for "this", which is þetta. If you were talking about a masculine noun, you would use þessi.
What are the parts of the compound word ökuskírteini?
Is the verb sannar related to the Icelandic word for "true"?
Yes! The verb sanna (to prove or confirm) comes directly from the adjective sannur (true). Since the driver's license is doing the action in this sentence, the verb is conjugated in the third-person singular form: sannar.
How does the word greinilega get its meaning of "clearly"?
The base word is the adjective greinilegur (clear or distinct). By dropping the ending -ur and adding -a, it becomes the adverb greinilega (clearly). This is the standard way to turn many adjectives into adverbs in Icelandic.