Við hefjum fundinn eftir hádegi.

we

Breakdown of Við hefjum fundinn eftir hádegi.

• eftir: after
• hádegið: the noon
• fundurinn: the meeting

Questions & Answers about Við hefjum fundinn eftir hádegi.

What is the grammatical role of each word in Við hefjum fundinn eftir hádegi?

The sentence breaks down like this:

• Við = the subject, we
• hefjum = the finite verb, begin / start
• fundinn = the direct object, the meeting
• eftir hádegi = a time expression, after noon / in the afternoon

So the structure is:

subject + verb + object + time expression

That is a very normal Icelandic main-clause pattern.

What form is hefjum?

Hefjum is the 1st person plural present tense form of að hefja.

So:

• að hefja = to begin, to start
• við hefjum = we begin / we start

A few present-tense forms are:

• ég hef = I begin
• þú hefur = you begin
• við hefjum = we begin

So in this sentence, hefjum matches við.

Why is it fundinn and not fundur?