Breakdown of Þú þarft að æfa meira fyrir keppnina.
þú
you
að
to (infinitive marker)
þurfa
to need
fyrir
for (on someone's behalf; as in "thanks for")
æfa
to practice
meira
more
keppnin
the competition
Questions & Answers about Þú þarft að æfa meira fyrir keppnina.
Is meira acting as an adjective or an adverb in this sentence?
It is an adverb describing the verb æfa (to practice). The base form of this adverb is mikið (much or a lot). Its comparative form is the irregular meira (more), and its superlative is mest (most).
Does the adverb meira change its form depending on who is practicing?
No. Unlike adjectives, adverbs do not agree with nouns or pronouns in gender, number, or case. Whether it is you, she, or a group of people practicing, the adverb remains exactly the same: meira.
Why is the word for competition, keppnina, in the accusative case?
The preposition fyrir takes the accusative case when it means 'for' a purpose or an upcoming event. Since keppni is a feminine noun, adding the definite article in the accusative makes it keppnina.
I sometimes forget how the verb þurfa (to need) works. Why is the 'you' form þarft?
Þurfa belongs to a special group of verbs called preterite-present verbs. Their present tense forms have vowel shifts and unusual endings. The 'I' and 'he/she/it' form is þarf, and the 'you' form gets a -t to become þarft.
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