Núna leigjum við litla íbúð nálægt háskólanum.

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Breakdown of Núna leigjum við litla íbúð nálægt háskólanum.

• við: we
• núna: now
• háskólinn: the university

Questions & Answers about Núna leigjum við litla íbúð nálægt háskólanum.

Why does the verb leigjum come right after Núna instead of after við?

Icelandic is a verb-second (V2) language in main clauses. That means:

• The first slot in the sentence is usually for some element you want to highlight (here: Núna = now).
• The second slot is for the finite verb (here: leigjum).
• The subject (við = we) then comes after the verb.

So the structure is:

• Núna (time adverb) – leigjum (verb) – við (subject) – litla íbúð nálægt háskólanum (rest).

You could also say:

• Við leigjum núna litla íbúð nálægt háskólanum.

This is also correct. But in any case, the finite verb must stay in second position in a main clause.

What is the base form (infinitive) of leigjum, and how is it conjugated?

The infinitive is að leigja = to rent (either to rent something or to rent out something).

Leigjum is 1st person plural, present tense:

• ég leigi – I rent
• þú leigir – you (sg.) rent
• hann/hún/það leigir – he/she/it rents
• við leigjum – we rent
• þið leigið – you (pl.) rent
• þeir/þær/þau – they rent