Þú getur hringt í mig hvenær sem er í kvöld.

You can call me any time tonight.

Breakdown of Þú getur hringt í mig hvenær sem er í kvöld.

• þú: you
• geta: to be able
• mig: me
• í kvöld: tonight

Questions & Answers about Þú getur hringt í mig hvenær sem er í kvöld.

How is this sentence built up word by word?

A natural breakdown is:

• Þú = you
• getur = can / are able to
• hringt = call (from the verb hringja)
• í mig = me after the verb hringja í
• hvenær sem er = anytime / whenever
• í kvöld = tonight / this evening

So the structure is basically:

subject + can + call + me + anytime + tonight

Why is it getur hringt and not getur hringja?

Because after geta (can, be able to), Icelandic normally uses the form called the supine (sagnbót), not the infinitive.

So you get:

• geta hringt = can call
• geta komið = can come
• geta farið = can go

The dictionary form is hringja, but after geta the form becomes hringt.

A useful comparison:

• Ég vil hringja = I want to call
• Ég get hringt = I can call

So this is a real grammar pattern you will see a lot.