Breakdown of Síðan við fluttum hingað þekkjum við fleiri íbúa í húsinu.
húsið
the house
við
we
í
in
flytja
to move
Questions & Answers about Síðan við fluttum hingað þekkjum við fleiri íbúa í húsinu.
What does síðan mean here?
Here síðan means since, introducing a time clause:
- Síðan við fluttum hingað = Since we moved here
Be careful: síðan can also mean then / afterwards in other contexts, but in this sentence it is a conjunction meaning since.
Why is fluttum in the past tense, but þekkjum is in the present tense?
That is very natural here.
- við fluttum hingað = we moved here → a completed event in the past
- við þekkjum fleiri íbúa = we know more residents → the present result or current situation
So the sentence means something like:
- Since we moved here, we know more residents in the building.
This is similar to English, where the since-clause often refers to a past event, while the main clause describes the present.
What form is fluttum?