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Samningurinn er gildur til næstu mánaðamóta.

Samningurinn er gildur til næstu mánaðamóta.
The contract is valid until the next turn of the month.
From Lesson 255:Until (til)·Icelandic

Questions & Answers about Samningurinn er gildur til næstu mánaðamóta.

How does the word til affect the phrase that comes after it?
The preposition til always forces the noun (and any attached adjectives) into the genitive case. When used for a temporal deadline, as in this lesson, it means "until." Because of til, both the adjective næstu and the noun mánaðamóta are in the genitive case here.
What is the literal meaning of mánaðamóta and why is it grammatically plural?
The dictionary form is mánaðamót, which is a compound of mánuður (month) and mót (meeting or junction). It literally means the "meeting of the months." In Icelandic, words for junctions or intersections are often grammatically plural, similar to how "crossroads" is plural in English.
Why is the adjective for "next" written as næstu here?
The adjective næstur (next) must agree with mánaðamóta, which is genitive and plural. When referring to specific time expressions like "next" or "last," Icelandic almost always uses the weak adjective declension. The weak genitive plural form of næstur is næstu.
Why does the word for "valid" take the form gildur?
Gildur is an adjective describing the subject of the sentence, samningurinn (the contract). Because samningur is a masculine noun in the nominative (subject) case, the adjective must match it, taking the masculine nominative singular form gildur.

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