Breakdown of Það var vélræn bilun sem skemmdi bílinn.
vera
to be
bíllinn
the car
það
it / there (existential) / the one (n)
sem
who / which / that
skemma
to ruin
bilunin
the breakdown
vélrænn
mechanical
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