Lestin seinkar í dag, svo við bíðum rólega.

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Breakdown of Lestin seinkar í dag, svo við bíðum rólega.

• svo: so
• lestin: the train
• í dag: today

Questions & Answers about Lestin seinkar í dag, svo við bíðum rólega.

Why is it Lestin and not just lest?

Lest means train, while lestin means the train.

In Icelandic, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like English the. So:

• lest = train
• lestin = the train

Here, lestin refers to a specific train that both speaker and listener know about.

What is seinkar, and what form is it?

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

In this sentence, the subject is lestin, which is singular, so the verb is also singular:

• ég seinki = I delay / I am delayed
• þú seinkar
• hann/hún/það seinkar
• við seinkum
• þið seinkið
• þeir/þær/þau seinka

Here, Lestin seinkar means something like The train is delayed or The train is running late.

Why isn’t there a word for is in Lestin seinkar?