Breakdown of Við klárum lokahreingerninguna og lokum ruslagáminum.
við
we
klára
to finish
og
and
loka
to close
Questions & Answers about Við klárum lokahreingerninguna og lokum ruslagáminum.
What grammatical form are klárum and lokum?
They are both present tense, 1st person plural verb forms.
- við klárum = we finish
- við lokum = we close
So the ending -um here is the we form. Icelandic often shows person and number directly on the verb.
Why is við only written once?
Because the same subject applies to both verbs.
The structure is basically:
- Við klárum ... og lokum ...
That works like English We finish ... and close .... You do not have to repeat we before the second verb unless you want extra emphasis or clarity.
Why is lokahreingerninguna written as one long word?
Icelandic uses compound words very freely.
lokahreingerning is one compound noun made from:
- loka- = final / end / closing
- hreingerning = cleaning
So instead of writing something like two separate words, Icelandic often combines them into a single noun.
A useful rule: in Icelandic compounds, the last part is usually the main noun, and it determines things like gender.
Why does lokahreingerninguna end in -una?