Við skoðum ástandið og slit eftir uppsögnina.

Because Icelandic normally does use subject pronouns.

Even though skoðum is clearly a 1st person plural verb form, Icelandic usually still says við = we.

So:

• við = we
• skoðum = inspect / are inspecting in the we form

In other words, the verb ending helps identify the subject, but it does not usually make the pronoun unnecessary.

Skoðum comes from the verb skoða, which usually means to look at, examine, inspect, check.

Here, skoðum is:

• present tense
• 1st person plural
• so literally: we inspect / we are inspecting / we examine

A very simple breakdown:

• að skoða = to inspect / examine
• ég skoða = I inspect
• við skoðum = we inspect

The ending -um is the normal present-tense ending here for we.

Because Icelandic skoða usually takes a direct object.

So Icelandic says:

• skoða ástandið = inspect the condition

not something like look at the condition with an extra preposition.

This is very common when learning Icelandic: the verb may correspond to an English verb phrase, but its grammar can be simpler in Icelandic.

So even if the English meaning shown to the learner uses look at or inspect, the Icelandic structure is:

• subject + verb + direct object

The ending -ið is the suffixed definite article, roughly the Icelandic equivalent of the.

So:

• ástand = condition, state
• ástandið = the condition

Icelandic often puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.

Also, ástand is a neuter noun, and -ið is the expected definite ending here.

In this sentence, ástandið is the direct object of skoðum.

Because slit here is being used in a more general / non-count / indefinite sense: wear or wear and tear.

So the sentence is not treating it as a specifically identified, separate the wear, but more as a general thing being checked.

That kind of mismatch is completely possible in Icelandic, just as in English you might say something like:

• the condition and wear
• the apartment and damage
• the terms and conditions

So:

• ástandið = the condition
• slit = wear / wear and tear

If you made slit definite too, the nuance would change.

Yes. Both nouns are being inspected.

The structure is:

• Við = subject
• skoðum = verb
• ástandið og slit = two coordinated direct objects
• eftir uppsögnina = a prepositional phrase

So the sentence means that we inspect/check both the condition and the wear.

Uppsögnina is accusative singular definite.

Breakdown:

• uppsögn = termination, notice, cancellation, ending of a contract
• uppsögnin = the termination / the notice
• uppsögnina = the termination / the notice in the accusative

Here it is accusative because it follows the preposition eftir, which in this use takes the accusative.

So:

• eftir uppsögnina = after the termination / after the notice

For many learners, the important thing is simply: the preposition affects the case of the noun that follows it.

Uppsögn can mean several related things depending on context, such as:

• termination
• notice
• cancellation
• ending of an agreement
• in some contexts, resignation or dismissal

So the exact English word depends on the situation:

• rental contract
• employment
• subscription
• service agreement

In this sentence, it refers to the ending/termination/notice that has already been mentioned.

Yes. This is a very normal, straightforward sentence.

Basic structure:

• Við = subject
• skoðum = verb
• ástandið og slit = object
• eftir uppsögnina = time-related phrase

So it follows a simple subject–verb–object pattern.

Icelandic word order can become more flexible in other contexts, especially because of the verb-second rule, but this sentence is not unusual at all.

It can mean either, depending on context.

The Icelandic present tense often covers both:

• we inspect
• we are inspecting

So Við skoðum ... could describe:

• a routine or procedure
• something happening right now
• something scheduled or expected

If Icelandic wants to emphasize an ongoing action, it can sometimes use other structures, but the simple present is very common and natural here.

Most naturally, it gives the time frame: this checking happens after the termination/notice.

But semantically, it can also feel connected to the condition/wear being assessed after that point. In practice, the context usually makes the intended meaning clear.

So you can think of it as something like:

• we inspect the condition and wear after the termination

The phrase is placed at the end, which is a very normal position for this kind of time expression.