Við hittum krakkana við stöðina eftir skóla.

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Breakdown of Við hittum krakkana við stöðina eftir skóla.

• skólinn: the school
• eftir: after
• hitta: to meet

Questions & Answers about Við hittum krakkana við stöðina eftir skóla.

Why are there two instances of við in the sentence?

They’re two different words spelled the same way:

• The first við is the personal pronoun “we.”
• The second við is a preposition meaning “at” or “by.”

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What does hittum mean?

hittum is the 1st person plural past tense of hitta, which here means “to meet.” It does not mean “to hit.” So Við hittum … = “We met …”

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Why is krakkana used instead of krakkarnir or krakkar?

• krakkarnir is nominative (“the kids” as subject).
• krakkana is accusative of krakkarnir, used because it’s the direct object of hittum.
• krakkar would be indefinite plural (“kids” in general), but here we mean “the kids.”

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Which case does hitta govern?

hitta always takes a direct object in the accusative case. Hence krakkana (accusative plural).

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