Questions & Answers about Við tölum um hreyfingu í dagbókinni.
The verb að tala (to speak, to talk) is conjugated according to the subject.
- við = we (1st person plural)
- Present tense of tala:
- ég tala – I speak
- þú talar – you (sg.) speak
- hann/hún/það talar – he/she/it speaks
- við tölum – we speak
- þið talið – you (pl.) speak
- þeir/þær/þau tala – they speak
So with við, you must use the 1st person plural: tölum.
tala (without ending change) is used for they (þeir/þær/þau tala), and talar is for you (sg.) / he / she / it.
tölum is present tense: we speak / we talk.
The verb tala in the simple past (preterite) is:
- ég talaði – I spoke
- þú talaðir – you (sg.) spoke
- hann/hún/það talaði – he/she/it spoke
- við töluðum – we spoke
- þið töluðuð – you (pl.) spoke
- þeir/þær/þau töluðu – they spoke
So:
- Við tölum um hreyfingu í dagbókinni. – We talk about exercise in the diary.
- Við töluðum um hreyfingu í dagbókinni. – We talked about exercise in the diary.