Ég heyri þig varla.

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Breakdown of Ég heyri þig varla.

• þig: you
• heyra: to hear
• varla: hardly

Questions & Answers about Ég heyri þig varla.

Why is it heyri and not heyra?

Heyra is the infinitive form, meaning to hear.
In the sentence, you need the present tense form for I hear, which is heyri.

So:

• að heyra = to hear
• ég heyri = I hear

This is a very common pattern in Icelandic verbs.

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Why does it say þig instead of þú?

Because þig is the object form of you.

Compare:

• þú = you as the subject
• þig = you as the direct object

In English, this is similar to:

• I / me
• he / him

So in Ég heyri þig varla, ég is the subject and þig is the thing/person being heard.

A useful mini-paradigm is:

• þú = nominative
• þig = accusative
• þér = dative

With heyra, the direct object is normally in the accusative, so þig is exactly what you expect here.

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