Breakdown of Við ætlum að horfa á rómantíska bíómynd.
við
we
bíómyndin
the movie
að
to (infinitive marker)
ætla
to intend
horfa
to watch
á
to/at (with verbs of perception: hlusta á, horfa á)
rómantískur
romantic
Questions & Answers about Við ætlum að horfa á rómantíska bíómynd.
Why does the adjective rómantíska end in -a here?
It is in the accusative case. The phrase horfa á requires the object that follows it to be accusative. Since bíómynd is a feminine noun, the adjective rómantískur takes its strong feminine accusative form, which is rómantíska.
Is horfa always followed by á when talking about watching something?
Yes, when you specify what you are watching, you use horfa á (to look at / to watch). If you leave out á, the verb horfa just means "to look" in a general sense, without a direct object.
How does ætla að work here to express the future?
Icelandic doesn't have a built-in future tense. To say you "will" or "are going to" do something, you often use the verb ætla (to intend / plan) followed by að and the infinitive of the main verb. Here, við ætlum að horfa literally means "we intend to watch."
How do we know the gender of a compound word like bíómynd?
Compound words in Icelandic always take the gender of their final part. Because mynd (picture/image) is a feminine noun, bíómynd (movie / cinema-picture) is also feminine.
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