Breakdown of Eftir kvöldmat skola ég diskana og nota svamp til að ná fitunni af.
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Because eftir (when meaning after) governs the accusative case in Icelandic.
- kvöldmatur = nominative (dictionary form)
- kvöldmat = accusative singular (eftir kvöldmat = after dinner)
Icelandic follows the V2 rule in main clauses: the finite verb typically comes second. Since Eftir kvöldmat is placed first, the verb skola comes next, and the subject ég follows:
- Eftir kvöldmat (slot 1) + skola (slot 2) + ég (subject)
If you start with the subject, you get the more “plain” order:
- Ég skola diskana eftir kvöldmat.
It’s present tense, 1st person singular of að skola (to rinse).
- (ég) skola
- (þú) skolar