Expressing Habits with "vanur"
To say you are "used to" or "accustomed to" doing something, use the adjective vanur followed by að and a verb in the infinitive.
Because vanur is an adjective, it must agree in gender and number with the subject. Here are its nominative forms:
| Gender | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine | vanur | vanir |
| Feminine | vön | vanar |
| Neuter | vant | vön |
| I am used to eating a lot of protein. | Ég er vanur að borða mikið prótein. |
| She was used to drinking coffee as soon as she woke up. | Hún var vön að drekka kaffi um leið og hún vaknaði. |
Present vs. Past Habits
Change the tense of the verb vera (to be) to switch between present and past habits.
| She used to eat the carbohydrate early, but now she is used to fasting. | Hún var vön að borða kolvetnið snemma en núna er hún vön að fasta. |
Plural Subjects and Agreement
For plural subjects, use vanir for an all-male group, vanar for an all-female group, and vön for a neuter noun (like börnin) or a mixed-gender group (like við).
| They are used to baking sugar-free cakes. | Þær eru vanar að baka sykurlausar kökur. |
| The children were used to taking vitamins in the morning. | Börnin voru vön að taka vítamínin á morgnana. |
| We are used to cooking as soon as we wake up. | Við erum vön að elda um leið og við vöknum. |
Questions and Negation
For questions, invert the subject and vera. For negation, place ekki after the verb.
| Are you used to trying a new diet? | Ert þú vanur að prófa nýtt mataræði? |
| The patient is not used to digesting heavy food. | Sjúklingurinn er ekki vanur að melta þungan mat. |
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