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Við ætlum að skoða húsbílinn í hádeginu, þó að hann sé eyðslumikill.

Við ætlum að skoða húsbílinn í hádeginu, þó að hann sé eyðslumikill.
We are going to look at the campervan at noon, although it is fuel-inefficient.
From Lesson 493:Adjectives of degree (-mikill, -lítill)·Icelandic

Questions & Answers about Við ætlum að skoða húsbílinn í hádeginu, þó að hann sé eyðslumikill.

How does the compound eyðslumikill work to mean fuel-inefficient?
It combines the noun eyðsla (consumption, spending, or specifically fuel consumption) with the suffix -mikill (much or abundant). Literally, it translates to consumption-heavy.
If I wanted to say the campervan is fuel-efficient, would I just use -lítill?
Exactly. You would swap the ending to make eyðslulítill (consumption-little). Using -mikill and -lítill as suffixes is a very common way in Icelandic to describe having a lot or a little of a specific trait.
Why does the sentence use the verb sé instead of er?
The conjunction þó að (although) always forces the following verb into the subjunctive mood. Because of this, the standard indicative present tense er becomes the present subjunctive sé.
Why does the Icelandic use the masculine pronoun hann instead of a neutral word for it?
Pronouns in Icelandic always match the grammatical gender of the noun they refer back to. Because húsbíll (campervan) is a masculine noun, you must use hann. Accordingly, the adjective eyðslumikill is in the masculine nominative singular form to agree with this pronoun.

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