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Questions & Answers about Við hittumst fyrir löngu síðan.
What exactly does hittumst mean?
Hittumst is the 1st person plural form of hittast, which means to meet each other or to get together.
So:
- við hittumst = we met / we meet each other
It comes from the verb hitta (to meet, find, run into) plus the -st ending, which often gives a reflexive or reciprocal meaning.
In this sentence, it means that we met one another.
Why is it hittumst and not just hittum?
Because hitta and hittast are used differently.
- hitta einhvern = meet someone
- Við hittum Jón. = We met Jón.
- hittast = meet each other
- Við hittumst. = We met each other.
So if the subject is we, and the meaning is that the people in the subject met one another, Icelandic normally uses hittast.
What does the -st ending do here?