Ég heyri þig skýrt.

I hear you clearly.

Breakdown of Ég heyri þig skýrt.

• ég: I
• þig: you
• heyra: to hear
• skýrt: clearly

Questions & Answers about Ég heyri þig skýrt.

What does each word in Ég heyri þig skýrt mean literally?

Word by word:

• Ég = I (1st person singular subject pronoun)
• heyri = hear (present tense, I hear)
• þig = you (object form, accusative case, singular)
• skýrt = clearly (adverb, from the adjective skýr = clear)

So the literal structure is: I hear you clearly.

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Why is it þig and not þú?

Because þú is the subject form (nominative), and þig is the object form (accusative).

• þú = you (as the doer of the action)
  
  • Þú heyrir mig. = You hear me.
• þig = you (as the receiver of the action)
  
  • Ég heyri þig. = I hear you.

English uses you for both subject and object, but Icelandic changes the form:

• Nominative (subject): ég, þú, hann, hún, það, við, þið, þeir/þær/þau
• Accusative (object, for þú): þig

Here, you is the one being heard, so Icelandic uses the object form þig.

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What grammatical case is þig, and is accusative always used with heyra?