Questions & Answers about Við eigum einfaldar reglur heima.
In the sentence Við eigum einfaldar reglur heima, what exactly does eigum mean? Is it more like have or own?
Eiga is the verb to own / to have.
Eigum is the 1st person plural, present tense form: við eigum = we have / we own.
Conjugation of eiga (present tense):
- ég á – I have / own
- þú átt – you (sg.) have / own
- hann / hún / það á – he / she / it has / owns
- við eigum – we have / own
- þið eigið – you (pl.) have / own
- þeir / þær / þau eiga – they have / own
In this context, við eigum einfaldar reglur heima is best translated as we have simple rules at home, but it can also feel slightly like we “own” / “set” the rules there, i.e., they are our rules.
Why does the adjective einfaldar end in -ar here?
Einfaldar is the adjective einfaldur (simple) agreeing with the noun reglur (rules).
- Regla (a rule) is feminine.
- Here it is plural (rules).
- It functions as the direct object of eigum → accusative case.
- For feminine plural, both nominative and use in this adjective.