Í hvert sinn sem textíllinn kemur flokkum við hann.

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Breakdown of Í hvert sinn sem textíllinn kemur flokkum við hann.

• koma: to come
• hann: it
• flokka: to sort

Questions & Answers about Í hvert sinn sem textíllinn kemur flokkum við hann.

Why does the sentence start with Í hvert sinn sem? What does that whole chunk mean?

Í hvert sinn sem means every time that or each time that.

It works as a set expression:

• í = in
• hvert sinn = each time / every occasion
• sem = that / when

So the whole phrase introduces a repeated situation:

• Í hvert sinn sem textíllinn kemur ...
  = Every time the textile comes ...

In natural English, you usually would not translate it word-for-word. It is best learned as one expression: í hvert sinn sem = every time.

Why is it hvert sinn and not something else like hverjum sinn?