Questions & Answers about Við notum þessa vefsíðu daglega.
What does each word in Við notum þessa vefsíðu daglega correspond to in English?
Word by word, it’s roughly:
- Við = we
- notum = (we) use (1st person plural present of að nota)
- þessa = this (feminine, matching vefsíðu)
- vefsíðu = website / web page (object form of vefsíða)
- daglega = daily / every day
So the whole sentence is: We use this website daily.
Why is it notum and not nota after við?
Nota is the infinitive form, að nota = to use. In the present tense it changes depending on the subject:
- ég nota – I use
- þú notar – you (sg.) use
- hann / hún / það notar – he / she / it uses
- við notum – we use
- þið notið – you (pl.) use
- þeir / þær / þau nota – they use
So with við (we), you must use the -um ending: við notum.
What exactly is þessa, and why does it end in -a here?