Breakdown of Við lærum íslensku á netinu.
við
we
læra
to learn
íslenskan
the Icelandic language
á netinu
online
Questions & Answers about Við lærum íslensku á netinu.
What does each word in Við lærum íslensku á netinu correspond to in English?
Word by word, it is:
- Við – we (1st person plural subject pronoun)
- lærum – learn / are learning (1st person plural present of að læra = to learn)
- íslensku – Icelandic (the Icelandic language, in the accusative case)
- á netinu – on the internet / online
- á – on
- netinu – the internet, dative singular with the definite ending
So the whole sentence is literally: We learn Icelandic on the internet.
Why is it íslensku and not íslenska?