Expressing Willingness
To express being "up for" an activity or wanting to participate, use the idiomatic construction vera til í.
Being Up For Something (Nouns)
When you are up for a specific thing, follow vera til í with a noun. The preposition í requires the accusative case here.
| Are you up for our potluck tonight? | Ertu til í samskotaveisluna okkar í kvöld? |
This is a great way to coordinate a potluck and see what guests want to eat.
| Do you want the pasta salad, or are you rather up for the cheese platter? | Langar þig í pastasalatið, eða ertu frekar til í ostabakkann? |
Being Up For Doing Something (Verbs)
To express being up for doing an activity, follow vera til í with að and a verb in the infinitive.
| Who is up for bringing the finger food? | Hver er til í að koma með fingramatinn? |
| Should you want the cheese platter, then I am up for sharing it. | Viltu ostabakkann, þá er ég til í að deila honum. |
Whipping Up a Dish
A great Icelandic idiom for "whipping up" a quick dish is skella í (literally: "to slam into"). As with vera til í, the following noun takes the accusative case.
| I intend to whip up one delicious dip. | Ég ætla að skella í eina gómsæta dýfu. |
| If the teacher wants a home-baked cake, then I am up for whipping one up. | Ef kennarinn vill heimabakaða köku, þá er ég til í að skella í eina. |
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