Questions & Answers about Má ég fara heim núna?
What does má mean here, and what verb is it from?
Má is the present-tense form (1st/3rd person singular) of the verb mega, which is mainly about permission / what is allowed. In this sentence it corresponds to May I…? / Am I allowed to…?
Why does the sentence start with Má?
Icelandic yes/no questions are often formed by putting the finite verb first. Here the finite verb is má, so you get:
- Má (finite verb) + ég (subject) + fara (infinitive) + …
That verb-first order is the main “question signal” (similar in function to English May I…? / Can I…?).
Is fara a conjugated verb here?
No. Fara is the infinitive (dictionary form) meaning to go. The only conjugated (finite) verb in the sentence is má. So structurally it’s like a modal construction:
- má
- fara = may/allowed to go
Why isn’t there an að before fara?