Ég sæki dóttur mína í leikskóla.

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Breakdown of Ég sæki dóttur mína í leikskóla.

• í: at
• dóttirin: the daughter
• mína: my

Questions & Answers about Ég sæki dóttur mína í leikskóla.

Why is it sæki and not sækja?

Sækja is the infinitive: to fetch / to pick up / to seek, depending on context.

Sæki is the 1st person singular present tense: I fetch / I pick up.

So:

• að sækja = to fetch
• ég sæki = I fetch / I am picking up

That is why the sentence starts with Ég sæki... and not Ég sækja....

Does sækja only mean pick up, or can it mean other things too?

It can mean several things, so context matters.

Common meanings of sækja include:

• fetch / pick up
• seek
• apply for
• sometimes attend or go to regularly, depending on the object

In Ég sæki dóttur mína..., because the direct object is my daughter, the meaning is naturally I pick up / fetch my daughter.

Why is it dóttur and not dóttir?