Questions & Answers about Við ætlum að setja nýja borðið saman í kvöld.
Why is it ætlum and not ætla?
Ætla is the infinitive, or dictionary form, meaning to intend / to plan / to be going to.
Ætlum is the present-tense form used with við (we). So:
- ég ætla = I intend / I’m going to
- við ætlum = we intend / we’re going to
Icelandic verbs change form depending on the subject.
What does ætla að + infinitive mean?
This is a very common Icelandic pattern.
ætla að + verb means something like:
- intend to
- plan to
- be going to
So við ætlum að setja... means we are going to put/assemble... or we plan to put/assemble...
It is one of the main ways Icelandic talks about future plans.
Why is there an að before setja?