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Við framlengjum dvalarleyfið til mánaðamóta.

Við framlengjum dvalarleyfið til mánaðamóta.
We are extending the residence permit until the turn of the month.
From Lesson 255:Until (til)·Icelandic

Questions & Answers about Við framlengjum dvalarleyfið til mánaðamóta.

Why does the sentence use mánaðamóta instead of the dictionary form mánaðamót?
This is because of the preposition til. When til is used to mean "until" a certain time, it always forces the following noun into the genitive case. The genitive form of mánaðamót is mánaðamóta.
What exactly does mánaðamót mean literally?
It translates literally to "the meeting of the months". It is a plural compound word made from mánaða (the genitive plural of mánuður, meaning "months") and mót (meaning "meeting" or "junction"). Icelanders use this word to refer to the very end of the current month and the beginning of the next.
How do you break down the word dvalarleyfið?
It is a compound word formed by dvalar (the genitive singular of dvöl, meaning "a stay"), the word leyfi (meaning "permit" or "permission"), and the attached definite article -ð ("the"). Together, it literally means "the stay-permit".
Is dvalarleyfið in the accusative case here?
Yes, it is in the accusative case because it is the direct object receiving the action of the verb framlengja (to extend). Because leyfi is a neuter noun, its accusative form happens to look exactly identical to its nominative form.

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