Við lagfærum annmarkann.

• Við = we; this is the subject.
• lagfærum = fix / repair / correct; this is the verb in the present tense, 1st person plural.
• annmarkann = the flaw / the defect / the shortcoming; this is the direct object.

So the structure is the basic Icelandic pattern:

subject + verb + object

Because -um is the ending for 1st person plural present tense here: we fix.

The infinitive is lagfæra = to fix / to correct.

A simplified present-tense pattern is:

• ég lagfæri = I fix
• þú lagfærir = you fix
• við lagfærum = we fix

So lagfærum specifically tells you the subject is we.

It is formally present tense, but like many present-tense forms in Icelandic, it can cover several English meanings depending on context:

• we fix
• we are fixing
• sometimes even a near-future sense like we’ll fix

Icelandic does not need a separate form exactly matching English are fixing in every case. The plain present often does the job.

Because annmarkann is the accusative singular definite form of the noun.

The dictionary form is:

• annmarki = a flaw / a defect

But in this sentence, the noun is the direct object of the verb, so it takes the accusative. It is also definite (the flaw), so the form changes further.

For this noun, the key forms are:

• annmarki = nominative singular, indefinite
• annmarkann = accusative singular, definite

So:

• annmarki = a flaw / the flaw as subject form
• annmarkann = the flaw as object form

It is a masculine noun, and it follows a common weak masculine pattern.

That is why its forms change like this:

• annmarki = nominative singular
• annmarka = accusative singular, indefinite
• annmarkann = accusative singular, definite

This type of noun often has:

• -i in the nominative singular
• -a in the oblique singular cases
• and then the definite article added onto those forms

In Icelandic, the definite article is usually attached to the noun as a suffix rather than written as a separate word.

So instead of English:

• the flaw

Icelandic often uses:

• annmarkann

The -nn at the end is part of that definite form. This is very normal in Icelandic.

So you can think of annmarkann as:

• annmarka
  • definite ending

Even though English uses a separate word (the), Icelandic usually builds definiteness into the noun itself.

It is accusative singular definite.

You know this because:

1. lagfæra takes a direct object
2. direct objects in Icelandic are often in the accusative
3. the form annmarkann matches the accusative definite form of annmarki

So the verb governs the object, and the noun changes form accordingly.

Yes. Við lagfærum annmarkann has the normal neutral order:

Subject – Verb – Object

That is the most straightforward way to say it.

Icelandic can change word order for emphasis, style, or because of the verb-second rule, but this sentence is the basic, unmarked pattern a learner should expect first.

Yes. við can also be a preposition meaning things like with, by, or against, depending on context.

But in this sentence it clearly means we, because:

• it comes first as the subject
• lagfærum is a finite verb agreeing with we

So here Við is the pronoun, not the preposition.

In ordinary statements, Icelandic usually does include the subject pronoun, so Við lagfærum annmarkann is the normal full sentence.

You may sometimes see or hear Lagfærum annmarkann in special contexts, for example:

• commands or suggestions like Let’s fix the flaw
• headings, notes, or very context-heavy speech

But if you simply mean We fix / We are fixing the flaw, then Við lagfærum annmarkann is the safe standard form.

A learner-friendly approximation is:

LAHG-fai-rum

A few helpful notes:

• lag- has a clear g, though Icelandic consonants can sound softer than English learners expect
• fæ sounds roughly like fye
• -um is like um in album, but shorter and lighter

If you want to sound more Icelandic, pay attention to the first syllable stress:

• LAG-færum

Icelandic almost always stresses the first syllable.

A rough English-friendly guide is:

AHN-mark-ann

Points to notice:

• stress is on the first syllable: ANN-markann
• the r is typically trilled or tapped more than in most English accents
• the final -ann is short and compact, not stretched out

So the rhythm is roughly:

ANN-mar-kann

with the first syllable strongest.

Because Icelandic usually does not need one here.

English often uses extra helping verbs:

• We do fix it
• We are fixing it

But Icelandic can simply use the finite verb:

• Við lagfærum annmarkann

That one verb already carries the information about:

• tense
• person
• number

So Icelandic often looks more compact than English in sentences like this.