Questions & Answers about Hvert ertu að fara núna?
Why is hvert used here instead of hvar?
Because hvert asks about direction or destination: to where?
With a motion verb like fara (to go), Icelandic normally uses hvert rather than hvar.
- Hvert ertu að fara? = Where are you going?
- Hvar ertu? = Where are you?
So the difference is:
- hvar = where? (location)
- hvert = where to? (destination)
What is the difference between hvar, hvert, and hvaðan?
These three are a very useful set to learn together:
- hvar = where? / at where?
- hvert = where to?
- hvaðan = where from?
Examples:
- Hvar ertu? = Where are you?
- Hvert ertu að fara? = Where are you going?
- Hvaðan ertu að koma? = Where are you coming from?
English often uses just where, but Icelandic makes these distinctions more clearly.
What does ertu mean? Is it one word?