Breakdown of Við notum burðarólina og sekkjatrilluna.
við
we
og
and
nota
to use
burðarólin
the carrying strap
Questions & Answers about Við notum burðarólina og sekkjatrilluna.
Why is notum used here? What form of the verb is it?
Notum is the 1st person plural present form of the verb að nota (to use).
- að nota = to use
- ég nota = I use
- við notum = we use
So Við notum ... means we use ...
This is very common in Icelandic: the subject við (we) is followed by the matching verb form notum.
Why does the sentence begin with Við? Can Icelandic leave pronouns out?
In a normal sentence like this, Icelandic usually does include the subject pronoun.
- Við = we
So Við notum ... is the straightforward way to say we use ...
Unlike some languages, Icelandic does not normally drop subject pronouns just because the verb ending already shows the person.
Why are burðarólina and sekkjatrilluna so long? Are those whole words really just the nouns?