Settu eplahýðið í ruslatunnuna, vinsamlegast.

to put

Breakdown of Settu eplahýðið í ruslatunnuna, vinsamlegast.

• í: into
• vinsamlegast: please
• eplahýðið: the apple peel

Questions & Answers about Settu eplahýðið í ruslatunnuna, vinsamlegast.

What form is settu?

Settu is the imperative singular of setja (to put, place, set).

It is the form you use when speaking directly to one person:

• Settu ... = Put ...
• If you were speaking to more than one person, you would use a different imperative form.

In this sentence, Settu eplahýðið í ruslatunnuna means Put the apple peel into the trash can.

Why does eplahýði become eplahýðið?

The ending -ð at the end is the suffixed definite article in Icelandic.

So:

• eplahýði = an apple peel / apple peel
• eplahýðið = the apple peel

Icelandic usually adds the to the end of the noun instead of putting a separate word in front, unlike English.

Here, eplahýðið is the thing being put somewhere, so it is the direct object of the sentence.

What exactly does eplahýði mean?

Eplahýði literally means apple peel, apple skin, or apple rind, depending on context.

It is a compound noun:

• epli = apple
• hýði = peel, skin

So eplahýði is literally apple-peel.