Breakdown of Hann hefur meðal annars unnið í banka.
hann
he
í
in / into / to (before the hour, in telling time) / per (in frequency expressions)
vinna
to work (general labor, to do work)
hafa
to have
bankinn
the bank
meðal annars
among other things
Questions & Answers about Hann hefur meðal annars unnið í banka.
Why does the phrase for "among other things" use the word annars?
The phrase meðal annars literally means "among other". The preposition meðal always forces the following word into the genitive case. Here it takes the genitive form of the neuter word annað (other), which is annars.
I know the verb "to work" is vinna. Why is it spelled unnið here?
The verb vinna is a strong verb with a somewhat unpredictable past participle. When used with hafa (to have) to form the perfect tense like "has worked", you must use the supine form unnið. The "v" drops out and the vowel changes, which happens in a small handful of older Icelandic verbs.
Why is the word for bank banka instead of banki?
Banki is a weak masculine noun, meaning it ends in "-i" in its standard dictionary form. The preposition í takes the dative case when describing a stationary location, like working inside a place. For weak masculine nouns, the ending changes from "-i" to "-a" in the accusative, dative, and genitive cases.
Could I place meðal annars at the end of the sentence instead?
Yes, you could perfectly well say Hann hefur unnið í banka, meðal annars. However, placing an adverbial phrase like this right after the conjugated verb (hefur) is the most natural and standard word order in Icelandic.
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