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Ferilskráin hennar er löng og góð.

Ferilskráin hennar er löng og góð.
Her CV is long and good.
From Lesson 250:Á vinnumarkaðnum — jobs and applications·Icelandic

Breakdown of Ferilskráin hennar er löng og góð.

vera
to be
og
and
hún
she
góður
good
langur
long
ferilskráin
the CV, the résumé

Questions & Answers about Ferilskráin hennar er löng og góð.

Why do we say Ferilskráin hennar instead of Hennar ferilskrá?
In Icelandic, the most natural way to express possession is to use the noun with the definite article attached to it, followed by the possessive word. So we use ferilskráin (the CV) + hennar (her / of her). You might see hennar ferilskrá in very formal writing or for emphasis, but in everyday language, the noun comes first.
Where does the ö in löng come from?
The dictionary form of the adjective for "long" is langur. However, because ferilskrá is a feminine noun, the adjective needs to be in its feminine singular form. This triggers a common vowel shift in Icelandic where an "a" turns into an "ö", giving us löng.
What are the root words that make up ferilskráin?
It is a compound of ferill (career, track, or path) and skrá (list, record, or file). Literally, it is a "career-record". The -in at the very end is the feminine definite article, making it "the CV".
Why doesn't the adjective góð have an ending like -ur here?
The base dictionary form you learn first is usually góður, which is the masculine form. Since ferilskrá is a feminine word, we must use the feminine nominative form, which is just góð without the masculine -ur ending.

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