Breakdown of Bankinn er alveg við hliðina á apótekinu.
Questions & Answers about Bankinn er alveg við hliðina á apótekinu.
Bankinn means the bank. Icelandic usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.
- banki = bank
- bankinn = the bank
So Bankinn er... means The bank is...
Here alveg adds emphasis. In this sentence it means something like:
- right
- really
- completely
So alveg við hliðina á means right next to rather than just next to.