Word
Við lesum flokkunarleiðbeiningarnar í hvert sinn sem við flokkum bylgjupappa.
Meaning
We read the sorting instructions every time we sort corrugated cardboard.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Við lesum flokkunarleiðbeiningarnar í hvert sinn sem við flokkum bylgjupappa.
við
we
lesa
to read
flokka
to sort
bylgjupappinn
the corrugated cardboard
Questions & Answers about Við lesum flokkunarleiðbeiningarnar í hvert sinn sem við flokkum bylgjupappa.
Why is við repeated?
Because the sentence has two clauses:
- Við lesum flokkunarleiðbeiningarnar = We read the sorting instructions
- sem við flokkum bylgjupappa = when/that we sort corrugated cardboard
Each clause has its own verb, so Icelandic normally states the subject again, just like English does in we read ... every time we sort ....
Why is it lesum and not lesa?
Lesa is the dictionary form, meaning to read.
Lesum is the present-tense form for we:
- ég les = I read
- þú lest = you read
- við lesum = we read
So Við lesum means we read.
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