Questions & Answers about Ég vil prófa aðra tegund í sumar.
Why is there no að before prófa even though it’s an infinitive?
The verb vilja (“to want”) is a modal verb in Icelandic and is directly followed by the bare infinitive—no að is needed.
- Ég vil prófa — correct
- Ég vil að prófa — incorrect/unnecessary
Why is aðra tegund used instead of annar tegund or annað tegund?
Annar (“another/other”) is an adjective/pronoun that must agree with the noun’s gender, number and case. Here:
- tegund is feminine, singular, and the direct object (accusative).
- The accusative feminine singular form of annar is aðra.
So aðra tegund literally means “another type.”
Why is tegund in the accusative case here?
In Icelandic, the direct object of a verb takes the accusative case. Since tegund is what you want to try, it is the object of prófa, so it must be accusative.
Why does vil have one l, while vill has two l’s?