Word
Við þurfum að hugsa um umhverfið.
Meaning
We need to think about the environment.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Við þurfum að hugsa um umhverfið.
What does Við mean and when do you use it?
Við is the Icelandic subject pronoun for we (1st person plural, nominative case). It’s used just like English we. In everyday speech, Icelandic often drops the subject if it’s clear from the verb ending, so you may also hear Þurfum að hugsa um umhverfið without við.
Why is the verb form þurfum and not something like þarfa?
The verb is að þurfa (to need / have to). It conjugates for person and number:
- ég þarf (I need)
- þú þarft (you need)
- hann/hún/það þarf (he/she/it needs)
- við þurfum (we need) So þurfum matches við.
What’s the role of að in þurfum að hugsa?
að is the standard infinitive marker (often like English to) when one verb governs another in the infinitive:
- Við þurfum að hugsa = we need to think You’ll see að + infinitive after many verbs (want, need, plan, try, etc.).
Why is it hugsa and not hugsum?