Questions & Answers about Ég sæki um starfið.
Why does the verb sæki mean 'apply' here? I thought sækja meant 'to fetch'.
You are right that sækja on its own usually means 'to fetch' or 'to attend'. But when you add the preposition um, it creates the phrasal verb sækja um, which specifically means 'to apply for' (like a job or a permit).
Why does starf have -ið at the end?
The suffix -ið is the attached word for 'the' used with neuter nouns. Starf means 'a job', so starfið means 'the job'.
What case does the preposition um force starfið to be in?
The preposition um always takes the accusative case. Because starf is a neuter noun, its accusative form looks exactly the same as its dictionary form, so starfið does not change its spelling here.
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