Learn Icelandic: Við erum um það bil að koma í flugstöðina, þótt innritunin loki bráðum. - We are just about to arrive at the terminal, although the check-in closes soon.

It translates to 'just about to' and pairs with the conjugated verb vera (here, erum) and the infinitive verb að koma. Together, this structure acts as an immediate future aspect, emphasizing that the arrival is going to happen at any second.

Why do we use the accusative case for flugstöðina after the preposition í?

In English, we say we arrive 'at' a terminal, but the Icelandic verb koma implies active movement towards or into a location. Because of this motion, the preposition í triggers the accusative case (flugstöðina) rather than the stationary dative case.

Why does the sentence use loki instead of the normal present tense lokar?

The word þótt (although) is a conjunction that forces the following verb into the subjunctive mood, a special verb form often used after certain conjunctions or in dependent clauses. Therefore, the regular indicative verb lokar changes to the subjunctive loki.

How is the word innritunin constructed?