Word
Ég vil lifa rólegu lífi í sveitinni.
Meaning
I want to live a calm life in the countryside.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about Ég vil lifa rólegu lífi í sveitinni.
Why is vil used here, and what form is it?
Vil is the 1st person singular present form of vilja (to want).
So:
- ég vil = I want
- þú vilt = you want
- hann/hún/það vill = he/she/it wants
In this sentence, Ég vil... is the normal way to say I want....
Why is lifa in the infinitive?
Because it comes after vil.
Just like English says I want to live, Icelandic uses vil + infinitive:
- Ég vil lifa = I want to live
Only vil is conjugated. Lifa stays in the basic dictionary form.
Why does Icelandic use lifa here instead of búa?