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Tollurinn stoppar sendinguna þaðan.

Tollurinn stoppar sendinguna þaðan.
The customs stops the shipment from there.
From Lesson 218:Adverbs of origin (-an)·Icelandic

Questions & Answers about Tollurinn stoppar sendinguna þaðan.

How does the word þaðan work here instead of þar?
The suffix -an indicates motion away from a place or the origin of something. While þar means there (in a stationary sense), þaðan specifically means from there. Because the sentence is talking about where the shipment originated from, we must use þaðan.
Why is the definite article used on tollurinn when we usually just say Customs stops... in English?
In Icelandic, words for official institutions or authorities like customs (tollurinn), the police (lögreglan), or the government (ríkisstjórnin) are almost always used with the definite article attached, even when English leaves it out.
Why is the word for the shipment in the form sendinguna?
It is the direct object of the verb stoppa (the thing being stopped), so it must take the accusative case. The word sending is a feminine noun, and its definite accusative form is sendinguna.
Is stoppar considered proper Icelandic or just slang borrowed from English?
The verb að stoppa is indeed a loanword, but it is fully integrated into the grammar and completely standard in everyday spoken Icelandic. A more traditional, formal alternative would be stöðvar (from the verb að stöðva), but stoppar is very natural here.

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