Questions & Answers about Hún syngur best á kvöldin.
What does each word in Hún syngur best á kvöldin mean?
A word-for-word breakdown is:
- Hún = she
- syngur = sings
- best = best
- á kvöldin = in the evenings / at night
So the full sentence means something like She sings best in the evenings.
A more literal translation of á kvöldin might look odd in English, because Icelandic uses this expression idiomatically for time.
Why is it syngur and not syngja?
Syngur is the correct finite verb form for hún (she) in the present tense.
The verb is að syngja = to sing.
Its present-tense forms include:
- ég syng = I sing
- þú syngur = you sing
- hún syngur = she sings
- við syngjum = we sing
So in this sentence, hún syngur means she sings.
Syngja is the infinitive form, meaning to sing, so you would not use that directly after hún here.
Why is it best? Is that an adjective or an adverb?