Ég set blómin út á svalirnar.

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Breakdown of Ég set blómin út á svalirnar.

• setja: to put
• blómið: the flower
• svalirnar: the balcony

Questions & Answers about Ég set blómin út á svalirnar.

What does each word in Ég set blómin út á svalirnar do?

A quick breakdown:

• Ég = the subject, I
• set = the finite verb, from setja (to put / place)
• blómin = the direct object, the flowers
• út = out / outside
• á svalirnar = a prepositional phrase showing destination, onto the balcony / out onto the balcony

So the structure is basically:

subject + verb + object + adverb + destination

Why is the verb set and not setja?

Setja is the infinitive, meaning to put. In the sentence, you need a finite verb, not the infinitive, because the action is happening in the present.

The present-tense forms are:

• ég set
• þú setur
• hann/hún/það setur
• við setjum
• þið setjið
• þeir/þær/þau setja

So ég set means I put / I am putting.

Why is it blómin?