Við affermum flutningabílinn.

We unload the moving truck.

Breakdown of Við affermum flutningabílinn.

• við: we
• flutningabíllinn: the moving truck
• afferma: to unload

Questions & Answers about Við affermum flutningabílinn.

What form is affermum?

Affermum is the 1st person plural present tense form of the verb afferma.

So:

• afferma = the dictionary form, to unload
• affermum = we unload / we are unloading

Icelandic often builds this information into the verb itself, so one word tells you both the action and who is doing it.

Does affermum mean we unload or we are unloading?

It can mean either one, depending on context.

Icelandic present tense often covers both:

• we unload
• we are unloading

Unlike English, Icelandic does not always need a separate progressive form like are unloading. The simple present form can do that job.

Is við here the pronoun we?