Við lagfærum annmarkann.

we

Breakdown of Við lagfærum annmarkann.

• annmarkinn: the defect; deficiency
• lagfæra: to repair; rectify

Questions & Answers about Við lagfærum annmarkann.

What is the grammatical role of each word in 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

Why does lagfærum end in -um?

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.

Is lagfærum present tense only, or can it also mean something like we are fixing?

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.