Ég geng frá borðinu eftir kvöldmat.

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Breakdown of Ég geng frá borðinu eftir kvöldmat.

• borðið: the table
• eftir: after
• ganga frá: to put in order

Questions & Answers about Ég geng frá borðinu eftir kvöldmat.

Why is it geng and not gengur?

Geng is the 1st person singular present tense form of the verb að ganga (to walk).

• ég geng = I walk
• þú gengur = you walk
• hann/hún/það gengur = he/she/it walks

So gengur would not match ég.

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Can I drop Ég (the subject pronoun) in Icelandic?

Usually no. Icelandic generally keeps subject pronouns, because verb endings don’t always uniquely identify the subject in all tenses/moods, and dropping pronouns can sound unnatural.

In very informal contexts (especially in diaries/notes) you might occasionally see it omitted, but as a learner it’s best to keep Ég.

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What case does frá take, and why is it borðinu?