Questions & Answers about Lestin fer líklega seint í dag.
What does each word in Lestin fer líklega seint í dag mean literally?
Word by word:
Lestin – the train
- From lest = train (feminine noun)
- -in is the suffixed definite article = the
fer – goes / leaves
- 3rd person singular present of fara = to go, to leave, to depart
líklega – probably
- An adverb meaning probably / likely
seint – late
- An adverb meaning late (in time)
í – in
- Preposition; here part of the fixed time expression
dag – day
- Together with í it forms í dag = today
A fairly literal translation is: “The train goes probably late today.” (Natural English: The train will probably be late today / The train will probably leave late today.)
Why is it lestin and not just lest?