Breakdown of Það er talið að nýi skatturinn muni bjarga hagkerfinu.
vera
to be
það
it / there (existential) / the one (n)
nýr
new
að
that (conjunction)
Questions & Answers about Það er talið að nýi skatturinn muni bjarga hagkerfinu.
Why is talið in the neuter form here?
In the impersonal reporting structure taught in this lesson, the dummy subject is Það (it). The past participle must agree with this neuter pronoun, so the verb telja (to believe/count) takes the neuter singular form talið.
Why does the sentence use muni instead of the regular future auxiliary mun?
Because muni is the subjunctive form of munu (will). Subordinate clauses following expressions of belief, thought, or reported speech like Það er talið að... (It is believed that...) trigger the subjunctive mood. This shows that the statement is a reported claim or expectation, rather than an absolute fact.
Why is hagkerfinu in the dative case?
The verb bjarga (to save or rescue) always dictates that the person or thing being saved takes the dative case. This turns the neuter definite noun hagkerfið (the economy) into its dative form, hagkerfinu.
Why is the adjective nýi used instead of nýr?
Because the noun it describes has the definite article attached (skatturinn). When an adjective comes before a definite noun, it must use the weak declension. The weak masculine nominative form of nýr (new) is nýi.