Questions & Answers about Við ræðum spurningarnar í kennslustofunni.
What does the pronoun Við mean, and what are its other forms?
Við means “we” (nominative). Other common forms:
- Accusative/Dative: okkur (“us”)
- Genitive: okkar (“our/of us”)
Why is the verb ræðum (and not ræða) used here?
Ræðum is the present tense, first-person plural form of the verb ræða (“to discuss”). In the present tense:
- ég ræði, þú ræður, hann/hún/það ræður
- við ræðum, þið ræðið, þeir/þær/þau ræða
Does ræða need a preposition like “about,” and which case does it take?
- Ræða is transitive and normally takes a direct object in the accusative (no preposition needed).
- You will also hear and see ræða um (“discuss/talk about”), where um takes the accusative. Both are common; without um is a bit more concise/formal, with um can feel more conversational/emphatic.
Why does spurningarnar end in -nar?