Við tölum um leikinn í kvöld.

We talk about the game tonight.

Breakdown of Við tölum um leikinn í kvöld.

• við: we
• í kvöld: tonight
• leikurinn: the game
• tala: to talk

Questions & Answers about Við tölum um leikinn í kvöld.

What does each word in „Við tölum um leikinn í kvöld“ correspond to in basic dictionary form?

• Við – “we” (1st person plural pronoun, nominative). Dictionary form is við.
• tölum – “(we) talk/speak”. Dictionary (infinitive) form is að tala (“to talk/speak”).
• um – preposition um (“about, around, over” etc.).
• leikinn – “the game” in the accusative. Dictionary form (nominative singular, indefinite) is leikur (“game”).
• í – preposition í (“in, into; in/this (time expression)”).
• kvöld – “evening, night”. Dictionary form is kvöld (neuter noun; nominative and accusative look the same).

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Why is it tölum and not tala for “we talk”?