Við borðum inni.

to eat

Breakdown of Við borðum inni.

• við: we
• inni: inside

Questions & Answers about Við borðum inni.

What are the parts of speech in the sentence?

• Við = pronoun, nominative plural, meaning “we.”
• borðum = finite verb, present tense, 1st person plural of borða (“to eat”).
• inni = adverb meaning “inside/indoors” (locative sense).

Why is it borðum and not borða?

Icelandic verbs agree with the subject. With við (we), present tense takes the ending -um: við borðum. The full present conjugation is:

• ég borða
• þú borðar
• hann/hún/það borðar
• við borðum
• þið borðið
• þeir/þær/þau borða

Can the sentence also mean “We are eating inside (right now)”?

Often yes; Icelandic simple present can describe a current action. If you want to make the progressive explicit, use: Við erum að borða inni.

Is the word order normal? Could I start with the place word?

Yes, this is normal main-clause order (subject + verb + other stuff). You can front the place for emphasis and still keep the verb in second position: Inni borðum við (Indoors, we eat).