Questions & Answers about Ég er enn vakandi í kvöld.
What are the literal meanings of each word in Ég er enn vakandi í kvöld?
Word by word:
- Ég – I (first person singular, nominative).
- er – am (1st person singular present of að vera – to be).
- enn – still / yet in a time sense here.
- vakandi – awake (literally the present participle of að vaka, to be awake / stay awake).
- í – in / at / on; here used in a time expression.
- kvöld – evening / tonight; in í kvöld it means this evening / tonight.
So structurally it is: I am still awake this evening / tonight.
What exactly does enn mean here, and how is it different from ennþá?