Breakdown of Farðu beint áfram og svo til hægri.
og
and
fara
to go
svo
then / so (therefore)
til hægri
to the right
beint áfram
straight ahead
Questions & Answers about Farðu beint áfram og svo til hægri.
Why does the sentence start with farðu instead of just the verb fara?
Why does the word for straight (beint) end in a -t here?
Beint is an adjective being used as an adverb to describe how you should go. In Icelandic, you often make an adverb by using the neuter form of an adjective, which usually ends in -t. So the word beinn (straight) becomes beint (straight ahead).
I thought svo meant "so". Why does it translate to "then" in this sentence?
The word svo is very versatile. While it often translates to "so" (as in "so beautiful"), it is also the most common way to say "then" or "after that" when listing a sequence of events or giving directions.
Doesn't the preposition til usually force the next word into the genitive case? Why doesn't hægri change?
You are right that til normally makes the following word take the genitive case. However, hægri (right) and vinstri (left) are special words that are completely indeclinable. This means they never change their endings, no matter what grammatical case is being used.
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