Word
Hleðslutækið er bilað.
Meaning
The charger is broken.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about Hleðslutækið er bilað.
How is the word hleðslutækið formed?
It is a compound word. It combines hleðslu- (from hleðsla, meaning "charging" or "loading") and tæki (meaning "device" or "tool"). The -ð at the very end is the attached word for "the," making it literally "the charging device."
The dictionary form for "broken" is bilaður. Why does it change to bilað here?
Adjectives in Icelandic have to match the gender of the noun they describe. Because tæki (device) is a neuter noun, the adjective drops the masculine -ur ending and takes the neuter form, becoming bilað.