Breakdown of Viltu sitja á útihúsgögnunum með ullarteppið frekar en að vera inni?
vera
to be
vilja
to want
með
with
á
on
Questions & Answers about Viltu sitja á útihúsgögnunum með ullarteppið frekar en að vera inni?
What exactly is Viltu?
Viltu is the verb vilja in the present tense plus þú:
- vilt = want / want to
- þú = you
In very common spoken-and-written Icelandic, these often combine in questions:
- Viltu...? = Do you want...? / Would you like...?
So Viltu is basically vilt þú, but in the usual shortened question form.
Why is this a question even though there is no separate word like English do?
Icelandic does not use do-support the way English does.
English:
- Do you want to sit...?
Icelandic:
- Viltu sitja...?
The finite verb comes first in a yes/no question, so the question is shown by word order, not by adding a separate helping verb like do.
Why is it sitja after Viltu, but later að vera with að?