Við hreinsum heimilið saman á laugardögum.

We clean the home together on Saturdays.

Breakdown of Við hreinsum heimilið saman á laugardögum.

• við: we
• saman: together
• á: on
• laugardagurinn: the Saturday

Questions & Answers about Við hreinsum heimilið saman á laugardögum.

Why is the verb hreinsum and not hreinsa?

Because it’s first person plural present. Icelandic -a verbs conjugate like this in the present:

• ég hreinsa
• þú hreinsar
• hann/hún/það hreinsar
• við hreinsum
• þið hreinsið
• þeir/þær/þau hreinsa

What case is heimilið, and what does the ending -ið mean?

• heimilið is the direct object, so it’s in the accusative singular.
• The noun heimili is neuter; in neuter, nominative and accusative look the same.
• The ending -ið is the suffixed definite article, so heimilið means the home.
• Examples of other forms (just for orientation):
  • nominative/accusative indefinite: heimili
  • dative definite (e.g., in the home): á heimilinu

Why is it á laugardögum? What form is that?

• For habitual actions on days of the week, Icelandic typically uses á
  • dative plural: á laugardögum (on Saturdays, generally).
• laugardagur (Saturday) declines to dative plural laugardögum. Rough pattern:
  • singular: nominative , accusative , dative