Við pökkum speglinum inn í bóluplast.

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Breakdown of Við pökkum speglinum inn í bóluplast.

• í: in
• spegillinn: the mirror
• bóluplastið: the bubble wrap

Questions & Answers about Við pökkum speglinum inn í bóluplast.

What form is pökkum?

Pökkum is the 1st person plural present tense of að pakka.

So:

• að pakka = to pack / to wrap
• við pökkum = we pack / we are packing

In Icelandic, the simple present can often cover both the English we pack and we are packing, depending on context.

Why does pakka become pökkum instead of pakkum?

This is because of u-umlaut (also called u-mutation), a very common sound change in Icelandic.

The ending -um contains a u, and that causes the a in the stem to change to ö:

• pakka
• við pökkum

So this is not irregular in a random way; it follows a common pattern in Icelandic grammar.

A similar example is:

• fara → við förum

Why is it speglinum and not spegilinn?