Við borðum hádegismat saman á virkum dögum.

to eat

Breakdown of Við borðum hádegismat saman á virkum dögum.

• við: we
• saman: together
• dagurinn: the day

Questions & Answers about Við borðum hádegismat saman á virkum dögum.

Why is it borðum and not borða in this sentence?

Borða is the infinitive (to eat) and also the 1st person singular present tense (ég borða – I eat).

Here we have við (we), so the verb must agree with a 1st person plural subject:

• Ég borða – I eat
• Við borðum – We eat

So borðum is the correct present tense form with við.

What is the basic form of borðum, and how is it conjugated?

The basic dictionary form (infinitive) is að borða (to eat).

Present tense (indicative) looks like this:

• Ég borða – I eat
• Þú borðar – you (sing.) eat
• Hann / hún / það borðar – he / she / it eats
• Við borðum – we eat
• Þið borðið – you (pl.) eat
• Þeir / þær / þau borða – they eat

So borðum is simply the 1st person plural present form.

Why is it hádegismat and not hádegismatur?