Þau komu ómeidd heim.

home

Breakdown of Þau komu ómeidd heim.

• koma: to come
• þau: they
• ómeiddur: unharmed; uninjured

Questions & Answers about Þau komu ómeidd heim.

Why is þau used here instead of þeir or þær?

Þau is the neuter plural form of they.

In Icelandic, þau is often used:

• for a mixed-gender group
• for children
• when the group is referred to in a more general or unspecified way
• when the antecedent is a neuter plural noun

So in this sentence, þau does not necessarily mean the people are neuter in any real-world sense. It is just the correct grammatical form in certain contexts.

For comparison:

• þeir = they, masculine plural
• þær = they, feminine plural
• þau = they, neuter plural

What form is komu?

Komu is the 3rd person plural past tense of koma, which means to come.

So:

• koma = to come
• kom = came, singular
• komu = came, plural

Here it agrees with þau, which is plural, so komu is the correct form.

Why is ómeidd in that form?