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Questions & Answers about Við erum alltaf saman í hádeginu.
What does Við mean in this sentence?
Við is the subject and translates as "we" in English.
How is the verb erum used, and what does it indicate?
Erum is the first-person plural present tense form of the verb "to be", meaning "are". It agrees with the subject við.
What is the meaning of alltaf saman?
Alltaf saman combines alltaf (meaning "always") with saman (meaning "together"), so together they mean "always together".
Why is hádeginu used instead of hádegur, and what does this change imply?
Hádeginu is the definite dative form of hádegur, which means "midday" or "noon". The preposition í requires the noun to appear in its definite form in this context, indicating a specific time.
What role does the preposition í play in this sentence?
The preposition í means "in" or "at". Here, it functions to specify the time when the action takes place — that is, at midday.
Does the word order in this Icelandic sentence differ significantly from English?
Not significantly. Like English, the sentence starts with the subject (við), followed by the verb (erum), and is then completed by adverbial and prepositional phrases. However, Icelandic features such as inflected endings (as seen in hádeginu) add grammatical nuances that are not present in English.