Við klöppum fyrir liðið okkar.

we

Breakdown of Við klöppum fyrir liðið okkar.

• fyrir: for
• okkar: our
• liðið: the team

Questions & Answers about Við klöppum fyrir liðið okkar.

What is klöppum and how is it formed?

Klöppum is the 1st person plural present indicative of the verb klappa (“to clap; to applaud”). The ending -um tells you the subject is we, and in this conjugation the u in -um triggers an i-umlaut (a stem-vowel change) on a → ö.

Why does the a in klappa change to ö in klöppum?

In Icelandic many verbs with a short a in the stem undergo i-umlaut when you add plural endings like -um. The u of the ending reaches back and mutates a to ö, so klappa → klöppum for we clap.

What does fyrir mean here, and which case does it govern?

Here fyrir means for (as in cheering for someone). In this usage fyrir governs the accusative case, so liðið (“the team”) is the accusative form of liður.

Where is the definite article in liðið, and why isn’t there a separate word for “the”?