Take the example below (subject in yellow, verb in blue, object in red): Mannfjöldinn var 1.500—The population was 1,500 Here the element var (the past tense third person singular form of the verb vera, ‘to be’, i.e. ‘was’) is the second constituent of the sentence.
Véxase o exemplo seguinte (suxeito en amarelo, verbo en azul, obxecto en vermello): Mannfjöldinn var 1.500—A poboación era 1.500 Aquí o elemento var (a terceira persoa do singular do pasado simple do verbo vera, ‘ser’, i.e. ‘era’) é a segunda unidade gramatical da oración.