Við skilum spilliefni inn í hvert sinn sem við heimsækjum gámasvæðið.

We drop off hazardous waste every time we visit the container area.

Breakdown of Við skilum spilliefni inn í hvert sinn sem við heimsækjum gámasvæðið.

• við: we
• heimsækja: to visit
• gámasvæðið: the container area
• spilliefnið: the hazardous waste

Questions & Answers about Við skilum spilliefni inn í hvert sinn sem við heimsækjum gámasvæðið.

Why is inn separated from skilum, and does inn í mean into here?

Skila inn is a verb + particle combination meaning hand in, turn in, or submit. In the dictionary, you learn it as skila inn, but in a finite sentence the particle is often separated from the verb, so Við skilum spilliefni inn is completely normal.

So here inn belongs with skilum, not with í hvert sinn. The sequence inn í is just accidental here; it does not mean into in this sentence.

Why is the verb skilum?

Because the subject is við, meaning we. The form skilum is the 1st person plural present of skila.

So:

• ég skila = I hand in
• við skilum = we hand in

The same thing happens later with heimsækjum: við heimsækjum = we visit.

What case does skila take, and what case is spilliefni here?