Afhendingin seinkar stundum þegar rakningarnúmerið virkar ekki á vefsíðunni.

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Breakdown of Afhendingin seinkar stundum þegar rakningarnúmerið virkar ekki á vefsíðunni.

• á: on
• stundum: sometimes
• þegar: when

Questions & Answers about Afhendingin seinkar stundum þegar rakningarnúmerið virkar ekki á vefsíðunni.

Why is it afhendingin and not just afhending?

Because Icelandic usually puts the definite article the at the end of the noun.

• afhending = delivery
• afhendingin = the delivery

Here -in is the definite ending for this feminine noun in the nominative singular.

What does seinkar mean here, exactly?

Seinkar is the 3rd person singular present form of að seinka.

In this sentence, it means something like:

• is delayed
• gets delayed
• is late

So Afhendingin seinkar is a natural Icelandic way to say that the delivery is delayed. Icelandic often uses a simple verb where English might prefer a passive expression like is delayed.

Why is there no separate word for is before seinkar?

Because seinkar already carries the verbal meaning by itself. Icelandic does not need an extra is here.

English:

• The delivery is delayed

Icelandic:

• Afhendingin seinkar

So the meaning that English expresses with is delayed is packed into the single verb .