Breakdown of Fjarvinnan byrjar venjulega eftir fríhelgina.
venjulega
usually
byrja
to start
eftir
after / for (waiting for)
fjarvinnan
the remote work
fríhelgin
the weekend off
Questions & Answers about Fjarvinnan byrjar venjulega eftir fríhelgina.
Why is fríhelgina in the accusative case? Doesn't eftir usually take the dative?
The preposition eftir takes the dative case when it means behind or following in a physical sense. However, when it refers to time, meaning after, it takes the accusative case. Since this sentence is about time, fríhelgi takes the feminine accusative definite suffix -na.
How do you break down the word fjarvinnan?
It consists of the prefix fjar- (meaning remote or distant, as in fjarstýring for remote control), the feminine noun vinna (work), and the definite article suffix -n (the).
I thought nouns ending in -i were usually masculine. Why does fríhelgina have the feminine article -na?
While many masculine nouns end in -i, helgi (weekend) is a feminine noun. In the accusative singular, the noun itself doesn't change and stays helgi, but it takes the feminine accusative definite article -na, creating fríhelgina.
If I wanted to start the sentence with venjulega (usually), how would the word order change?
Because of the V2 (verb-second) rule in Icelandic, the main verb must stay in the second position. If you move venjulega to the front of the sentence, the verb byrjar comes right after it, and the subject is pushed to the third slot: Venjulega byrjar fjarvinnan eftir fríhelgina.
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