Við verðum áfram í borginni.

We will stay in the city.

Breakdown of Við verðum áfram í borginni.

• við: we
• í: in
• borgin: the city
• verða áfram: to stay

Questions & Answers about Við verðum áfram í borginni.

What does each individual word in Við verðum áfram í borginni mean?

Breakdown:

• Við = we (1st person plural pronoun).
• verðum = will be / will stay / will remain (1st person plural, present tense of að verða, often used with future meaning).
• áfram = on, further, still, continue → here: stay on / remain.
• í = in.
• borginni = the city (dative singular of borg “city” with the definite ending -inni).

So a natural translation is: “We will stay (on) in the city.” or “We’re staying in the city.”

What tense is verðum, and how can it mean “will stay”?