Skyndihjálpin mun koma í veg fyrir meira heilsutjón.

will

Breakdown of Skyndihjálpin mun koma í veg fyrir meira heilsutjón.

• meira: more
• heilsutjónið: the harm to health
• skyndihjálpin: first aid

Questions & Answers about Skyndihjálpin mun koma í veg fyrir meira heilsutjón.

Why is it Skyndihjálpin and not just skyndihjálp?

Skyndihjálp means first aid. The form Skyndihjálpin is the definite form, meaning the first aid.

In Icelandic, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun as a suffix. So:

• skyndihjálp = first aid
• skyndihjálpin = the first aid

The noun is feminine, and -in is the nominative singular definite ending here.

Depending on context, Icelandic may use the definite form where English would sometimes still just say first aid.

What does mun mean here?

Mun is the 3rd person singular form of munu, which is often used to express the future, similar to will in English.

So:

• mun koma = will come
• but in this sentence, because of the idiom, it means will prevent

A useful point: Icelandic does not always need a special future marker. Very often the present tense can refer to the future too. Using mun makes the future meaning more explicit or predictive.

Why is koma in the infinitive?