Við lagfærum númeraplötuna áður en aðalskoðunin byrjar.

We repair the license plate before the periodic inspection begins.

Breakdown of Við lagfærum númeraplötuna áður en aðalskoðunin byrjar.

• við: we
• áður en: before
• byrja: to begin
• aðalskoðunin: the periodic vehicle inspection

Questions & Answers about Við lagfærum númeraplötuna áður en aðalskoðunin byrjar.

What does Við lagfærum mean exactly, and what tense is it?

Við means we.

lagfærum is the present tense of the verb lagfæra, meaning to repair, fix, or adjust. In this sentence, við lagfærum means we repair / we are fixing / we fix.

Icelandic present tense often covers meanings that in English could be:

• we fix
• we are fixing
• sometimes even we will fix, depending on context

Here it is simply the present form agreeing with við (we).

What is the base form of lagfærum?

The base form is lagfæra.

This is the infinitive, equivalent to English to repair / to fix.

The form lagfærum is specifically the 1st person plural present tense form, used with við:

• ég lagfæri = I repair
• við lagfærum = we repair

Why does númeraplötuna end in -una?