Fundurinn endar bráðum.

Fundur means meeting in an indefinite sense, while fundurinn means the meeting.

Icelandic usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

• fundur = a meeting / meeting
• fundurinn = the meeting

So in this sentence, -inn is the definite article attached to fundur.

Fundurinn is:

• masculine
• singular
• nominative

It is nominative because it is the subject of the sentence: the meeting is the thing doing the action of ending.

A useful breakdown is:

• fundur = nominative singular indefinite
• fundurinn = nominative singular definite

Endar is the present tense, 3rd person singular form of the verb enda, which means to end.

So:

• ég enda = I end
• þú endar = you end
• hann/hún/það endar = he/she/it ends

Since fundurinn is a singular noun, the verb is also singular: endar.

This is very common in Icelandic. The present tense is often used for something that is about to happen or is expected to happen soon, especially with a time word like bráðum.

So Fundurinn endar bráðum naturally means something like:

• The meeting ends soon
• The meeting is ending soon
• The meeting will end soon

English often uses several different ways to express this idea, but Icelandic is perfectly happy with the simple present here.

Bráðum means soon, before long, or in a little while.

It is an adverb of time, so it tells you when the meeting ends.

In this sentence:

• Fundurinn = the meeting
• endar = ends
• bráðum = soon

So bráðum modifies the verb endar.

This is a very common learner question, because bráðum does not look like a basic dictionary form if you are expecting a simple adverb.

Historically, bráðum comes from an older inflected form, and in modern Icelandic it functions as a fixed adverb meaning soon. So you should usually learn it as a whole word rather than trying to analyze it every time.

In other words, for practical purposes:

• just memorize bráðum = soon

Even though the ending looks grammatical, in this use it behaves as a set adverbial expression.

Because Icelandic usually uses a suffixed definite article.

Instead of saying a separate word before the noun, Icelandic normally attaches the article to the noun itself:

• fundur = meeting
• fundurinn = the meeting

This is one of the first big differences English speakers notice. Icelandic can use separate demonstrative-type words in some contexts, but for ordinary the, the attached article is the normal pattern.

Yes, sometimes.

Fundurinn endar bráðum is a very normal, neutral word order: subject + verb + adverb.

But Icelandic word order is more flexible than English, especially because of the verb-second tendency in main clauses. For example, you can also say:

• Bráðum endar fundurinn.

That puts more emphasis on soon.

However, you cannot move words around completely freely in the way you might in a heavily case-marked language without rules. Icelandic still has strong patterns, and in main clauses the finite verb often stays in the second position.

A rough guide for an English speaker:

• Fundurinn ≈ FUN-du-rith-in or FUN-du-rin
• endar ≈ EN-dar
• bráðum ≈ BROW-thum or BROW-thum

A few useful pronunciation notes:

• u in fundurinn is not exactly like English oo or uh; it is a rounded vowel that English does not have exactly.
• ð in bráðum is like the th in this.
• á is pronounced roughly like ow in now.
• The r is typically trilled or tapped.

If you want a simpler learner-friendly approximation, FUN-du-rin EN-dar BROW-thum is close enough to get started.

Very often, yes.

In this sentence it is intransitive:

• Fundurinn endar bráðum. = the meeting ends soon

But enda can also be used in ways similar to English end in broader contexts, depending on structure and usage.

For a beginner, the most useful thing is to remember that enda can describe something coming to an end on its own, as here. This sentence is a straightforward example of that.