Við förum í ferðalag í sumar.

we

Breakdown of Við förum í ferðalag í sumar.

• fara: to go
• í: to
• ferðalag: the trip

Questions & Answers about Við förum í ferðalag í sumar.

What does „við“ mean, and what kind of word is it?

„Við“ means “we”. It is:

• a personal pronoun
• in the nominative case (the subject case)
• 1st person plural

In this sentence it is the subject of the verb: Við (we) förum (go).

What verb form is „förum“, and what is its infinitive?

„Förum“ is:

• present tense
• 1st person plural form (we)
• of the verb „fara“ (to go)

Basic present indicative forms of fara:

• ég fer – I go
• þú ferð – you (sg.) go
• hann/hún/það fer – he/she/it goes
• við förum – we go
• þið farið – you (pl.) go
• þeir/þær/þau fara – they go

Why does Icelandic use the present tense „förum“ when the meaning is future (“We are going on a trip this summer”)?