Við erum í stofunni núna.

we

Breakdown of Við erum í stofunni núna.

• núna: now
• stofan: the living room
• vera í: to wear

Questions & Answers about Við erum í stofunni núna.

What does við mean here?

Here við means we.

A common beginner confusion is that við can also be a preposition meaning things like with, by, or at, depending on context. In this sentence, though, it is clearly the subject pronoun we, because it comes before the verb erum.

So:

• við erum = we are

Context tells you which við you are dealing with.

Why is the verb erum?

Erum is the 1st person plural present form of the verb vera, which means to be.

Since the subject is við = we, Icelandic uses the matching verb form:

• ég er = I am
• þú ert = you are
• hann/hún/það er = he/she/it is
• við erum = we are
• þið eruð = you are
• þeir/þær/þau eru = they are

So Við erum literally means We are.

Why is í used here?