Breakdown of Við skipuleggjum endurfundinn til þess að hver sem er geti mætt.
vera
to be
það
it / there (existential) / the one (n)
við
we
hver
who / what / which (one)
til
to
að
that (conjunction)
mæta
to show up
sem
who / which / that
geta
to be able to
skipuleggja
to organize
endurfundurinn
the reunion (m)
Questions & Answers about Við skipuleggjum endurfundinn til þess að hver sem er geti mætt.
How does the prefix endur- change the meaning of the noun in endurfundinn?
The prefix endur- means "re-" or "again." It attaches to the root noun fundur (a meeting) to create endurfundur (a reunion, or literally "re-meeting"). In this sentence, it is in the accusative definite form, endurfundinn, because it is the direct object of the verb skipuleggjum.
Why is the verb geta in the subjunctive form geti here?
The conjunction phrase til þess að (so that / in order to) expresses a goal or purpose. In Icelandic, expressing purpose with this phrase always triggers the subjunctive mood in the following clause. That is why we use the subjunctive geti instead of the indicative getur.
How does the phrase hver sem er function here?
Literally translating to "who as is" (or "whoever it is"), hver sem er is a fixed idiom. It is the standard Icelandic way to say "anyone" or "anybody" in a broad, inclusive sense.
Why does the sentence end with mætt instead of the infinitive mæta?
This is a classic rule to remember for the auxiliary verb geta (to be able to). Unlike most other helper verbs in Icelandic, geta forces the following main verb into the supine form (the same form used after "have"). Therefore, we must use the supine mætt rather than the infinitive mæta.
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