Word
Ég þarf aðeins smá tíma.
Meaning
I only need a little time.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Ég þarf aðeins smá tíma.
Why is it Ég and not some other form of ég?
Ég is the nominative (subject) form of the pronoun ég (I). Icelandic marks grammatical roles with case, and the subject of a normal statement is typically nominative.
What form is þarf, and how does the verb að þurfa work?
Þarf is the 1st person singular, present tense form of að þurfa (to need).
- infinitive: að þurfa
- present: ég þarf, þú þarft, hann/hún/það þarf, etc.
It can take: - a noun object: Ég þarf tíma (I need time)
- an infinitive clause: Ég þarf að fara (I need to go)
Why does it say tíma instead of tími?
Because þurfa takes its direct object in the accusative case, and tími (time) becomes tíma in the accusative singular.
- nominative: tími
- accusative: tíma
What is smá here—an adjective, a noun, or something else? Does it change for case/gender?