Questions & Answers about Ég þvæ munninn eftir kvöldmat.
What is the base (dictionary) form of þvæ, and what does it mean?
The verb form þvæ comes from the infinitive að þvo, which means “to wash”.
So:
- ég þvæ = I wash
- að þvo = to wash
Why does þvo change to þvæ in Ég þvæ munninn?
This is an irregular vowel change inside the verb stem, which is common in Icelandic.
For þvo in the present tense:
- ég þvæ – I wash
- þú þværð – you (sing.) wash
- hann/hún/það þvær – he/she/it washes
- við þvoum – we wash
- þið þvoið – you (pl.) wash
- þeir/þær/þau þvo – they wash
So þvæ is just the regular 1st person singular present form of þvo.
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