Questions & Answers about Ég þarf að fylla út eyðublaðið áður en ég fer heim.
In Icelandic, þurfa (to need to) commonly governs an infinitive introduced by að. So the pattern is [subject] + þarf/þarfð + að + infinitive:
- Ég þarf að fylla… = I need to fill… You’ll see the same with many verbs that take an infinitive clause, e.g. Ég ætla að fara (I intend to go), Ég reyni að læra (I try to learn).
It’s a verb + particle construction, similar to English fill out. The core verb is fylla (fill), and út functions like a particle meaning “out/completely” in this idiom.
- fylla út eyðublað = to fill out a form
In some contexts, the particle can move (especially with pronouns), but learning it as the fixed phrase fylla út is a good starting point.
Icelandic attaches the definite article to the end of the noun as a suffix.
- eyðublað = a form (an empty form/template)
- eyðublaðið = the form
Here -ið is the definite ending for a neuter noun in the singular (nominative/accusative).