Questions & Answers about Við þurfum að breyta áætluninni.
Þurfa is the dictionary form, meaning to need. In the sentence, the verb has to match við (we), so it changes form.
Present tense of þurfa:
- ég þarf — I need
- þú þarft — you need
- hann/hún/það þarf — he/she/it needs
- við þurfum — we need
- þið þurfið — you plural need
- þeir/þær/þau þurfa — they need
So við þurfum means we need.
Here að is the infinitive marker, like English to in to change.
So:
- breyta = change
- að breyta = to change
In Icelandic, after many verbs such as þurfa (need), ætla (intend), vilja (want), and others, you often get að + infinitive.
So:
- Við þurfum að breyta ... = We need to change ...