Breakdown of Í stuttu máli var dulkóðunin torskilin.
vera
to be
í stuttu máli
in short
dulkóðunin
the encryption
torskilinn
hard to understand
Questions & Answers about Í stuttu máli var dulkóðunin torskilin.
How is the word torskilin formed, and why does it end in -in?
It is made of the prefix tor- (meaning 'hard to' or 'with difficulty') attached to the past participle of skilja (to understand). It ends in -in because it acts as an adjective modifying dulkóðunin, which is a feminine, singular, nominative noun. The dictionary form (masculine) is torskilinn.
If the encryption had been easy to understand, how would this sentence change?
What are the parts of the compound word dulkóðunin?
It is built from dul- (a prefix meaning secret, hidden, or disguised), kóðun (coding), and the feminine definite article -in. Literally 'the secret coding', this is the Icelandic term for 'the encryption'.
Why is the phrase stuttu máli in the dative case?
The phrase í stuttu máli is a fixed expression meaning 'in short' or 'briefly'. The preposition í dictates the dative case here, so the neuter noun mál (which can mean speech, language, or matter) becomes máli, and the adjective stuttur (short) changes to stuttu to match it.
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