Breakdown of Eftir langan vinnudag vil ég bara fara heim og sofa.
ég
I
vilja
to want
fara
to go
sofa
to sleep
Questions & Answers about Eftir langan vinnudag vil ég bara fara heim og sofa.
Why is the word order vil ég instead of ég vil?
Because Icelandic is a verb-second language in main clauses.
In this sentence, Eftir langan vinnudag comes first. Once that first position is taken, the finite verb vil has to come next, and the subject ég follows it.
So the structure is:
- Eftir langan vinnudag = first element
- vil = finite verb in second position
- ég = subject
If you started the sentence with the subject, then ég vil would be correct:
- Ég vil bara fara heim og sofa.
Why is it langan vinnudag?
The basic forms are:
- langur = long
- vinnudagur = workday
In this sentence, that phrase appears in the accusative singular masculine, so both words change form:
- langur → langan
- vinnudagur → vinnudag
This is a very important Icelandic pattern: adjectives must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.
What exactly is vinnudagur?