Ég klára heimavinnuna áður en ég fer að sofa.

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Breakdown of Ég klára heimavinnuna áður en ég fer að sofa.

• fara: to go
• sofa: to sleep
• áður en: before

Questions & Answers about Ég klára heimavinnuna áður en ég fer að sofa.

Why is heimavinnuna ending in -na here?

The ending -na shows that heimavinna is both definite (the homework) and in the accusative singular.

• The base noun is heimavinna = homework (feminine).
• Definite form (nominative): heimavinnan = the homework.
• In this sentence, heimavinna is the direct object of klára (to finish), so it takes the accusative.
• Feminine nouns often add -na in the definite accusative singular: heimavinnuna.

So Ég klára heimavinnuna literally is I finish the homework (which in English we’d usually say as my homework).

Why is it áður en and not just áður?