Farðu burt!

to go

Breakdown of Farðu burt!

• burt: away

Questions & Answers about Farðu burt!

What does farðu mean, and what form of the verb is it?

Farðu is the imperative singular of the verb fara (to go).

So:

• fara = to go
• farðu! = go! (said to one person)

This is the form you use when giving a direct command to one person.

Why is it farðu and not just far?

Icelandic imperatives often add -ðu in the singular.

For fara, the command to one person is:

• farðu

This -ðu ending is very common in Icelandic imperative forms, especially in everyday speech and writing. So even though the verb stem is far-, the normal command form is farðu, not just far.

What does burt mean here?

Burt means away.

In Farðu burt!, it adds the idea of going away from the speaker or from the current place. So it strengthens the command beyond just go.

You can think of it roughly like:

• farðu = go
• farðu burt = go away

Is a strong or rude expression?