Heimahjúkrunin og heimastuðningurinn koma þegar heimilislæknirinn biður um þau.

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Breakdown of Heimahjúkrunin og heimastuðningurinn koma þegar heimilislæknirinn biður um þau.

• koma: to come
• og: and
• biðja um: to ask for

Questions & Answers about Heimahjúkrunin og heimastuðningurinn koma þegar heimilislæknirinn biður um þau.

Why is koma plural here?

Because the subject is actually two things joined by og:

• Heimahjúkrunin = the home nursing / home healthcare
• heimastuðningurinn = the home support

Together they make a plural subject, so the verb must also be plural:

• kemur = comes (singular)
• koma = come (plural)

So Heimahjúkrunin og heimastuðningurinn koma means The home nursing and the home support come.

Why do these nouns end in -in and -urinn?

Those endings are the definite article, which in Icelandic is usually attached to the end of the noun rather than written as a separate word.

So:

• heimahjúkrun = home nursing
• heimahjúkrunin = the home nursing

and

• heimastuðningur = home support
• heimastuðningurinn = the home support

Likewise:

• heimilislæknir = family doctor / GP
• heimilislæknirinn = the family doctor / GP

This is one of the most important differences from English.

Why is the pronoun þau used for them?