Breakdown of Atvinnuauglýsingin var stutt en skýr.
vera
to be
en
but
stuttur
short
skýr
clear
atvinnuauglýsingin
the job advertisement
Questions & Answers about Atvinnuauglýsingin var stutt en skýr.
How is the compound word atvinnuauglýsingin formed?
It is made up of atvinna (employment, job) and auglýsing (advertisement), plus the feminine definite article -in (the). When combining the words, atvinna takes its genitive form atvinnu to link them together.
Why is the adjective stutt used instead of stuttur?
Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because atvinnuauglýsingin is a feminine noun, the adjective takes the feminine form stutt (short) instead of the masculine form stuttur.
If adjectives usually drop their masculine ending for feminine nouns, why does skýr still end in an -r?
Most adjectives do drop the masculine -ur or -r ending in their feminine form. However, for the adjective skýr (clear), the -r is actually part of the root word itself, not a suffix. Because of this, the masculine and feminine nominative forms are exactly the same.
Could I use heldur instead of en to say "but" in this sentence?
No, you must use en here. In Icelandic, heldur is only used for "but" when you are directly contradicting a negative statement (meaning "not this, but rather that"). Since the first part of this sentence is a positive statement, en is the correct word.
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