Breakdown of Dagskráin er full þar sem við eigum fund.
vera
to be
við
we
eiga
to own / to have (a relationship)
fundurinn
the meeting
Questions & Answers about Dagskráin er full þar sem við eigum fund.
I know that þar means "there" and sem means "where" or "that". How do they mean "since" together?
While þar sem is commonly used as a location phrase meaning "where" (literally "there where"), it is also a very common conjunction of cause and reason. In this sentence, it works exactly like "since" or "as" in English to introduce the reason why the schedule is full.
Why do we use eigum (from eiga, to own) instead of höfum (from hafa, to have) for having a meeting?
In Icelandic, you "own" a meeting (að eiga fund) rather than "have" it. The verb hafa is mostly used for physical possession or as a helper verb, while eiga is typically used for scheduled events, relationships, and certain obligations.
Why is the word for "meeting" written as fund instead of its dictionary form fundur?
The verb eiga forces the noun that follows it (the object) into the accusative case. Fundur is a regular masculine noun, and its accusative form drops the -ur ending, leaving just fund.
How do the words dagskráin and full show us the gender of the noun?