Questions & Answers about Við tölum daglega saman á netinu.
Why is it tölum and not tala?
Tölum is the present tense form of the verb tala (to speak / to talk) for first person plural (we).
Present tense of tala:
- ég tala – I speak
- þú talar – you (sing.) 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 (we), the correct form is tölum, not tala.
The vowel change a → ö plus the ending -um is just how this verb behaves in the 1st person plural.
What exactly does daglega mean, and why isn’t it daglegur?
Daglega is an adverb meaning daily / every day.
- daglegur – daily, as an adjective (describing a noun), e.g.:
- daglegur matur – daily food
- dagleg vinna – daily work
- daglega – daily, as an adverb (describing a verb), e.g.:
- Við tölum daglega – We talk daily.
In your sentence, daglega describes how often you talk, so it must be an adverb, not an adjective. Adverbs like daglega don’t change for gender, number, or case.
What does saman add to the meaning? Could I leave it out?