Breakdown of Meðan starfsmaðurinn athugar garðaúrganginn borgum við móttökugjaldið.
Questions & Answers about Meðan starfsmaðurinn athugar garðaúrganginn borgum við móttökugjaldið.
Meðan means while in this sentence. It introduces a subordinate time clause: Meðan starfsmaðurinn athugar garðaúrganginn = while the employee checks the garden waste.
A useful thing to notice is that meðan is followed by a full clause with a subject and a finite verb. You do not need an extra að here.
Because Icelandic very often puts the definite article onto the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.
In this sentence:
- starfsmaðurinn = the employee
- garðaúrganginn = the garden waste
- móttökugjaldið = the reception fee / intake fee
So instead of a separate word like English the, Icelandic commonly uses endings such as -inn or -ið, depending on the noun’s gender and case.