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Burðargjaldið héðan er mjög hátt.

Burðargjaldið héðan er mjög hátt.
The postage from here is very high.
From Lesson 218:Adverbs of origin (-an)·Icelandic

Breakdown of Burðargjaldið héðan er mjög hátt.

vera
to be
mjög
very
hár
high / loudly
héðan
from here
burðargjaldið
the postage

Questions & Answers about Burðargjaldið héðan er mjög hátt.

How does héðan relate to the normal word for "here" (hér)?
Words showing movement away from a place often take the -an suffix. To say "from here", the r in hér changes to a ð, creating héðan. You will see a very similar spelling pattern in þaðan (from there).
What is the word burðargjaldið made of?
It is a compound of burður (carrying or transport) and gjald (fee). The gender of a compound word always comes from its final piece. Because gjald is a neuter noun, the whole word takes the neuter definite article -ið (the).
Why is the word for "high" spelled hátt here instead of hár?
Adjectives have to match the gender, number, and case of the noun they describe. Since burðargjaldið is a neuter, singular noun in the nominative case, the masculine dictionary form hár changes to its neuter form hátt.
Can adverbs like héðan attach directly to nouns like this?
Yes! Just like in English where we say "the postage from here", Icelandic places the directional adverb right after the noun it modifies. It acts almost like an adjective to specify exactly which postage we mean.

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