Hún stendur við gluggann og horfir út.

She is standing by the window and looking outside.

Breakdown of Hún stendur við gluggann og horfir út.

• hún: she
• og: and
• út: outside
• glugginn: the window

Questions & Answers about Hún stendur við gluggann og horfir út.

What does stendur mean here, and what is its dictionary form?

Stendur is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb standa, which means to stand.

So:

• að standa = to stand
• ég stend = I stand
• þú stendur = you stand
• hún stendur = she stands

In this sentence, Hún stendur means she is standing.

Why is it hún stendur and not just the verb by itself?

Icelandic normally uses an explicit subject, just like English often does.

• hún = she
• stendur = stands / is standing

So Hún stendur simply means She is standing.

In Icelandic, the verb changes depending on the person and number, but the subject pronoun is still very commonly included.

What does við mean in this sentence?